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Proverbs 16:10-20
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Proverbs 16:10-20
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10
A divine
sentence
is in the
lips
of the
king:
his
mouth
transgresseth
not in
judgment.
11
A
just
weight
and
balance
are the
LORD'S:
all the
weights
[a]
of the
bag
are his
work.
12
It is an
abomination
to
kings
to
commit
wickedness:
for the
throne
is
established
by
righteousness.
13
Righteous
lips
are the
delight
of
kings;
and they
love
him that
speaketh
right.
14
The
wrath
of a
king
is as
messengers
of
death:
but a
wise
man
will
pacify
it.
15
In the
light
of the
king's
countenance
is
life;
and his
favour
is as a
cloud
of the latter
rain.
16
How much
better
is it to
get
wisdom
than
gold!
and to
get
understanding
rather to be
chosen
than
silver!
17
The
highway
of the
upright
is to
depart
from
evil:
he that
keepeth
his
way
preserveth
his
soul.
18
Pride
goeth
before
destruction,
and an
haughty
spirit
before
a
fall.
19
Better
it is to be of an
humble
spirit
with the
lowly
*
, than to
divide
the
spoil
with the
proud.
20
He that handleth a
matter
wisely
shall
find
good:
and whoso
trusteth
in the
LORD,
happy
is he.
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1
[a].
the weights: Heb. the stones
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