Proverbs 16:13-15

Good News Translation

¹³A king wants to hear the truth and will favor those who speak it.

¹⁴A wise person will try to keep the king happy; if the king becomes angry, someone may die.

¹⁵The king's favor is like the clouds that bring rain in the springtime—life is there.

Proverbs 16:13-15

New International Version

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

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

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

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.

Good News Translation (GNT)

New International Version (NIV)