Proverbs 16:10-15

New International Version

¹⁰The lips of a king speak as an oracle,
and his mouth does not betray justice.^(A)

¹¹Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
all the weights in the bag are of his making.^(B)

¹²Kings detest wrongdoing,
for a throne is established through righteousness.^(C)

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

¹⁴A king’s wrath is a messenger of death,^(E)
but the wise will appease it.^(F)

¹⁵When a king’s face brightens, it means life;^(G)
his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.^(H)

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Proverbs 16:10-15

King James Version

¹⁰A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

¹¹A just weight and balance are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.

¹²It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

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

¹⁴The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.

¹⁵In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

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Proverbs 16:10-15

New King James Version

¹⁰Divination is on the lips of the king;
His mouth must not transgress in judgment.
¹¹^(A)Honest weights and scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights in the bag are His ^[a]work.
¹²It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,
For ^(B)a throne is established by righteousness.
¹³^(C)Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And they love him who speaks what is right.
¹⁴As messengers of death is the king’s wrath,
But a wise man will ^(D)appease it.
¹⁵In the light of the king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a ^(E)cloud of the latter rain.