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The pleasureרְצוֹןof kingsמְלָכִיםis lipsשִׂפְתֵיof righteousness,צֶדֶקand one who speaksוְדֹבֵרwhat is uprightיְשָׁרִיםhe loves.יֶאֱהָב
Proverbs 16:13
Study it in the app“The pleasure of kings is lips of righteousness, and one who speaks what is upright he loves.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 16:13, word by word
- The pleasureרְצוֹןretson
favor
The goodwill with which one looks on another.
Where else “retson” appears- of kingsמְלָכִיםmelachim
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melachim” appears- is lipsשִׂפְתֵיsifte
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sifte” appears- of righteousnessצֶדֶקtsedek
righteousness
Living uprightly before God.
Where else “tsedek” appears- and one who speaksדֹבֵרdover
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dover” appears- what is uprightיְשָׁרִיםyesharim
upright
Acting well before YHWH, without bending.
Where else “yesharim” appears- he lovesיֶאֱהָבyeehav
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “yeehav” appears
The context
12An abomination to kings is doing wickedness, for by righteousness a throne is established.
13 · This verse (above)
14The wrath of a king is messengers of death, but a wise man will appease it.