Proverbs 16:13 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹³ Righteous lips are the delight or kings; And they love him that speaketh right.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ Right and just lips are the delight of a king, and he loves him who speaks what is right.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.

Common English Bible

¹³ Kings favor those with righteous lips; they love words of integrity.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ Just lips are the will of kings. He who speaks honestly shall be loved.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹³ Just lips are the delight of kings: he that speaketh right things shall be loved.

Proverbs 16:13 Cross References

Proverbs 14:35

The king's favour is toward a servant that dealeth wisely: But his wrath shall be against him that causeth shame.

Proverbs 16:12

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: For the throne is established by righteousness.

Proverbs 16:14

The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: But a wise man will pacify it.

Proverbs 22:11

He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.