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

Proverbs 16:13-23

13 Kings are pleased when what you say is honest. They value people who speak the truth.

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

14 An angry king can order your death. But a wise man will try to calm him down.

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

15 When a king's face is happy, it means life. His favor is like rain in the spring.

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

16 It is much better to get wisdom than gold. It is much better to choose understanding than silver.

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

17 The path of honest people takes them away from evil. Those who guard their ways guard their lives.

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

18 If you are proud, you will be destroyed. If you are proud, you will fall.

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

19 Suppose you are lowly in spirit and are with those who are beaten down. That's better than sharing stolen goods with those who are proud.

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

20 If anyone pays attention to what he is taught, he will succeed. Blessed is the person who puts his trust in the Lord.

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

21 Wise hearts are known for understanding what is right. Pleasant words make people want to learn more.

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

22 Understanding is like a fountain of life to those who have it. But foolish people are punished for the foolish things they do.

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

23 The hearts of wise people guide their mouths. Their words make people want to learn more.

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