Proverbs 16:13
Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
BSB
ASV
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.
KJV
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Proverbs 22:11He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
leads to
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.
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Proverbs 14:35A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
leads to
Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?
He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
