13 (A)Righteous lips are the delight of a king,
    and he loves him who speaks what is right.

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13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips;
    they value the one who speaks what is right.(A)

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11 He who (A)loves purity of heart,
    and whose (B)speech is gracious, (C)will have the king as his friend.

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11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
    will have the king for a friend.(A)

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45 “Who then is (A)the faithful and (B)wise servant,[a] whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 (C)Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 47 Truly, I say to you, (D)he will set him over all his possessions.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:45 Or bondservant; also verses 46, 48, 50

45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant,(A) whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.(B) 47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.(C)

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