The Meaning of Proverbs 16:13 Explained

Proverbs 16:13

KJV: Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

YLT: The delight of kings are righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,

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

ASV: Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Righteous  lips  [are] the delight  of kings;  and they love  him that speaketh  right. 

What does Proverbs 16:13 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 16

1  The Plans of the heart

What do the individual words in Proverbs 16:13 mean?

The delight of kings lips [are] Righteous and him who speaks [what is] right they love
רְצ֣וֹן מְ֭לָכִים שִׂפְתֵי־ צֶ֑דֶק וְדֹבֵ֖ר יְשָׁרִ֣ים יֶאֱהָֽב

רְצ֣וֹן  The  delight 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רָצֹון  
Sense: pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will.
מְ֭לָכִים  of  kings 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
שִׂפְתֵי־  lips  [are] 
Parse: Noun, fdc
Root: שָׂפָה  
Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding.
צֶ֑דֶק  Righteous 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: צֶדֶק  
Sense: justice, rightness, righteousness.
וְדֹבֵ֖ר  and  him  who  speaks  [what  is] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
יְשָׁרִ֣ים  right 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: יָשָׁר 
Sense: straight, upright, correct, right.
יֶאֱהָֽב  they  love 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָהַב  
Sense: to love.

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