13Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:13
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Sovereignty, Humility, Justice, and the Wise Path
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over plans and motives, to justice in royal rule, to the superiority of wisdom and humility, to gracious speech and the warning against self-deceived paths, to destructive speech and violent companionship, and finally to patience, self-control, and the LORD's final governance.
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Verse 13
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Righteousצֶ֑דֶקH6664Noun - masculine singularlipsשִׂפְתֵי־H8193Noun - feminine dual constructare a king’sמְ֭לָכִיםH4428Noun - masculine pluraldelightרְצ֣וֹןH7522Noun - masculine singular constructand he who speaksוְדֹבֵ֖רH1696Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhonestlyיְשָׁרִ֣יםH3477Adjective - masculine pluralis belovedיֶאֱהָֽב׃H157Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular