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Proverbs 16:12-15

12 An abomination to kings [is] doing wickedness, For by righteousness is a throne established.

12 Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness.

13 The delight of kings [are] righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,

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

14 The fury of a king [is] messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it.

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

15 In the light of a king's face [is] life, And his good-will [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.

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

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