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Proverbs 16:11-13
1599 Geneva Bible
Proverbs 16:11-13
1599 Geneva Bible
11 (A)A true weight and balance are of the Lord: and the weights of the bag are his [a]work.
12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is stablished [b]by justice.
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and the king loveth him that speaketh right things.
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- Proverbs 16:11 If they be true and just, they are God’s work, and he delighteth therein, but otherwise if they be false, they are the work of the devil, and to their condemnation that use them.
- Proverbs 16:12 They are appointed by God to rule according to equity and justice.
Proverbs 16:11-13
New International Version
Proverbs 16:11-13
New International Version
11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
all the weights in the bag are of his making.(A)
12 Kings detest wrongdoing,
for a throne is established through righteousness.(B)
13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips;
they value the one who speaks what is right.(C)
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