Proverbs 16:13
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Aright Dear Delight Honest Kings Lips Loves Pleasure Right Righteous Righteousness Speaketh Speaking Speaks Truth Upright Uprightly Value
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English Standard Version
Righteous lips are the delight of a king, and he loves him who speaks what is right.

New American Standard Bible
Righteous lips are the delight of kings, And he who speaks right is loved.

King James Bible
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Righteous lips are a king's delight, and he loves one who speaks honestly.

International Standard Version
Kings take pleasure in righteous speech; they treasure a person who speaks what is upright.

NET Bible
The delight of kings is righteous counsel, and they love the one who speaks uprightly.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The lips of the righteous are the pleasure of the King and he loves the word of the upright.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Kings are happy with honest words, and whoever speaks what is right is loved.

King James 2000 Bible
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaks what is right.

American King James Version
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaks right.

American Standard Version
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Just lips are the delight of kings: he that speaketh right things shall be loved.

Darby Bible Translation
Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaketh aright.

English Revised Version
Righteous lips are the delight or kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

Webster's Bible Translation
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

World English Bible
Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.

Young's Literal Translation
The delight of kings are righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,
Lexicon
Righteous
tsedeq  (tseh'-dek)
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity -- even, (that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).
lips
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
are the delight
ratsown  (raw-tsone')
delight (especially as shown) -- (be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.
of kings
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
and they love
'ahab  (aw-hab')
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
him that speaketh
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
right
yashar  (yaw-shawr')
straight -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
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