Proverbs 16:13

Geneva Bible (1560)

Righteous lips are the delite of Kings, and the King loueth him that speaketh right things.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:35 : 35 The pleasure of a King is in a wise seruant: but his wrath shalbe toward him that is lewde.
  • Prov 22:11 : 11 Hee that loueth purenesse of heart for the grace of his lippes, the King shalbe his friend.
  • Ps 101:5-7 : 5 Him that priuily slandereth his neighbour, wil I destroy: him that hath a proude looke and hie heart, I cannot suffer. 6 Mine eyes shalbe vnto the faithfull of the lande, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfite way, he shall serue me. 7 There shal no deceitful person dwell within mine house: he that telleth lyes, shall not remaine in my sight.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 16:10
    81%

    10A diuine sentence shalbe in the lips of the King: his mouth shall not trasgresse in iudgement.

  • Prov 23:16
    81%

    16And my reynes shall reioyce, when thy lips speake righteous things.

  • Prov 16:12
    81%

    12It is an abomination to Kings to commit wickednes: for the throne is stablished by iustice.

  • Prov 16:14-15
    2 verses
    79%

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

    15In the light of the Kings coutenance is life: and his fauour is as a cloude of the latter raine.

  • Prov 22:11
    78%

    11Hee that loueth purenesse of heart for the grace of his lippes, the King shalbe his friend.

  • Ps 37:30
    77%

    30The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement.

  • Prov 10:31-32
    2 verses
    76%

    31The mouth of the iust shall be fruitfull in wisdome: but the tongue of the froward shall be cut out.

    32The lips of the righteous knowe what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh froward things.

  • Prov 24:25-26
    2 verses
    76%

    25But to them that rebuke him, shall be pleasure, and vpon them shall come the blessing of goodnesse.

    26They shall kisse the lippes of him that answereth vpright wordes.

  • Prov 12:22
    75%

    22The lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: but they that deale truely are his delite.

  • Prov 8:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6Giue eare, for I will speake of excellent things, and the opening of my lippes, shall teache things that be right.

    7For my mouth shall speake the trueth, and my lippes abhorre wickednesse.

  • Prov 16:21
    74%

    21The wise in heart shall bee called prudent: and the sweetenesse of the lippes shall increase doctrine.

  • Prov 17:7
    73%

    7Hie talke becommeth not a foole, much lesse a lying talke a prince.

  • Prov 15:23
    73%

    23A ioy commeth to a man by the answere of his mouth: and how good is a word in due seaso?

  • Prov 14:34-35
    2 verses
    73%

    34Iustice exalteth a nation, but sinne is a shame to the people.

    35The pleasure of a King is in a wise seruant: but his wrath shalbe toward him that is lewde.

  • Prov 16:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23The heart of the wise guideth his mouth wisely, and addeth doctrine to his lippes.

    24Faire wordes are as an hony combe, sweetenesse to the soule, and health to the bones.

  • Prov 22:18
    72%

    18For it shalbe pleasant, if thou keepe them in thy bellie, and if they be directed together in thy lippes.

  • Prov 10:11
    72%

    11The mouth of a righteous man is a welspring of life: but iniquitie couereth the mouth of the wicked.

  • Isa 32:1
    72%

    1Beholde, a King shall reigne in iustice, and the princes shall rule in iudgement.

  • Ps 31:18
    72%

    18Let the lying lips be made dumme, which cruelly, proudly and spitefully speake against the righteous.

  • Prov 14:3
    72%

    3In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.

  • Prov 15:2
    71%

    2The tongue of the wise vseth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fooles babbleth out foolishnesse.

  • Prov 10:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20The tongue of the iust man is as fined siluer: but the heart of the wicked is litle worth.

    21The lippes of the righteous doe feede many: but fooles shall die for want of wisedome.

  • Prov 15:28
    71%

    28The heart of the righteous studieth to answere: but the wicked mans mouth babbleth euil thinges.

  • Eccl 8:4
    71%

    4Where the word of ye King is, there is power, and who shall say vnto him, What doest thou?

  • Prov 12:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13The euill man is snared by the wickednesse of his lips, but the iust shall come out of aduersitie.

    14A man shalbe satiate with good things by the fruite of his mouth, and the recompence of a mans hands shall God giue vnto him.

  • Ps 138:4
    71%

    4All the Kings of the earth shal praise thee, O Lorde: for they haue heard the wordes of thy mouth.

  • Ps 12:3
    71%

    3The Lorde cut off all flattering lippes, and the tongue that speaketh proude things:

  • Prov 15:7
    71%

    7The lippes of the wise doe spread abroade knowledge: but ye heart of the foolish doth not so.

  • Prov 29:2
    71%

    2When the righteous are in authoritie, the people reioyce: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people sigh.

  • Ps 63:11
    71%

    11But the King shall reioyce in God, and all that sweare by him shall reioyce in him: for the mouth of them that speake lyes, shall be stopped.

  • Prov 10:6
    71%

    6Blessings are vpon the head of the righteous: but iniquitie shall couer the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 16:1
    70%

    1The preparations of the heart are in man: but the answere of the tongue is of the Lord.

  • Job 36:7
    70%

    7He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, but they are with Kings in ye throne, where he placeth them for euer: thus they are exalted.

  • Prov 12:17
    70%

    17He that speaketh trueth, will shewe righteousnes: but a false witnes vseth deceite.

  • Prov 25:11
    70%

    11A word spoken in his place, is like apples of golde with pictures of siluer.

  • Prov 13:5
    70%

    5A righteous man hateth lying wordes: but the wicked causeth slander and shame.

  • Hos 7:3
    70%

    3They make the King glad with their wickednesse, and the princes with their lies.

  • Prov 25:5
    70%

    5Take away the wicked from the King, and his throne shall be stablished in righteousnes.

  • Ps 34:13
    70%

    13Keepe thy tongue from euill, and thy lips, that they speake no guile.

  • Ps 119:13
    70%

    13With my lippes haue I declared all the iudgements of thy mouth.

  • Prov 20:2
    70%

    2The feare of the King is like the roaring of a lyon: hee that prouoketh him vnto anger, sinneth against his owne soule.

  • Prov 16:8
    70%

    8Better is a litle with righteousnesse, then great reuenues without equitie.