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Proverbs 16:13-23

13 Kings favor those with righteous lips; they love words of integrity.

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

14 The king's anger is a messenger of death; the wise will calm him.

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

15 There's life in the light of the king's face. His favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.

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

16 Acquiring wisdom is much better than gold, and acquiring understanding is better than silver.

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

17 The road of those who do right turns away from evil; those who protect their path guard their lives.

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

18 Pride comes before disaster, and arrogance before a fall.

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

19 Better to be humble with the needy than to divide plunder with the proud.

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

20 Those with insight find prosperity; those who trust the LORD are blessed.

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

21 The skilled mind is called discerning, and pleasant speech enhances teaching.

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

22 One who has insight is a fountain of life, but the instruction of the foolish is folly.

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

23 The mind of the wise makes their speech insightful and enhances the teaching of their lips.

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