Proverbs 16:8
Evangelical Heritage Version
Wisdom for a King and His Subjects
8 Better a little with righteousness
than a large income without justice.
Proverbs 16:8
New International Version
Proverbs 16:10
Evangelical Heritage Version
10 The king’s lips speak for God,
so his mouth should not betray justice.
Proverbs 16:10
New International Version
10 The lips of a king speak as an oracle,
and his mouth does not betray justice.(A)
Proverbs 16:12-15
Evangelical Heritage Version
12 It is disgusting for kings to commit wickedness,
because a throne is established by righteousness.
13 Kings approve of righteous lips.
They love a person who speaks upright things.
14 The king’s anger is a messenger of death,
but a wise person can appease it.
15 There is life in the light from a king’s face,
and his favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.
Proverbs 16:12-15
New International Version
12 Kings detest wrongdoing,
for a throne is established through righteousness.(A)
13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips;
they value the one who speaks what is right.(B)
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