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Proverbs 16:13

13 oRighteous lips are the delight of kings,

And they love him who speaks what is right.

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Proverbs 16:13 — The New International Version (NIV)

13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips;

they value the one who speaks what is right.

Proverbs 16:13 — English Standard Version (ESV)

13 Righteous lips are the delight of a king,

and he loves him who speaks what is right.

Proverbs 16:13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings;

And they love him that speaketh right.

Proverbs 16:13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

13 The king is pleased with words from righteous lips;

he loves those who speak honestly.

Proverbs 16:13 — New Century Version (NCV)

13 Kings like honest people;

they value someone who speaks the truth.

Proverbs 16:13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings;

And they love him that speaketh right.

Proverbs 16:13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaketh aright.

Proverbs 16:13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

13 Kings are happy with honest words, 

and whoever speaks what is right is loved. 

Proverbs 16:13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

13 Righteous lips are a king’s delight,

and he loves one who speaks honestly.

Proverbs 16:13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

13 Righteous lips are the delight of a king,

and he loves those who speak what is right.

Proverbs 16:13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

13 The delight of kings are the lips of righteousness,

and he who speaks what is upright he will love.

Proverbs 16:13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

13 Kings are pleased when what you say is honest.

They value people who speak the truth.

Proverbs 16:13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings,

And he who speaks right is loved.


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