Parallel Bible results for "Proverbs 16:13-23"

Proverbs 16:13-23

13 Good leaders cultivate honest speech; they love advisors who tell them the truth.

13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks what is right.

14 An intemperate leader wreaks havoc in lives; you're smart to stay clear of someone like that.

14 A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.

15 Good-tempered leaders invigorate lives; they're like spring rain and sunshine.

15 When a king’s face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

16 Get wisdom - it's worth more than money; choose insight over income every time.

16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!

17 The road of right living bypasses evil; watch your step and save your life.

17 The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.

18 First pride, then the crash - the bigger the ego, the harder the fall.

18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

19 It's better to live humbly among the poor than to live it up among the rich and famous.

19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.

20 It pays to take life seriously; things work out when you trust in God.

20 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,and blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD.

21 A wise person gets known for insight; gracious words add to one's reputation.

21 The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.

22 True intelligence is a spring of fresh water, while fools sweat it out the hard way.

22 Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.

23 They make a lot of sense, these wise folks; whenever they speak, their reputation increases.

23 The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.