Proverbs 16:13 — King James Version← Study notes

“Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.”

Proverbs 16:13 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 16:137 words

HebrewMeaning

רְצ֣וֹןrəṣwōn

are the delight ofnounH7522

-ed) · delight · desire · favour ···

מְ֭לָכִיםməlākiym

kingsnounH4428

royal

שִׂפְתֵיśipətēy

lips ofnounH8193

bank · binding · border · brim ···

צֶ֑דֶקṣedeq

righteousnessnounH6664

even · right (cause · -ly · -ness)

וְ/דֹבֵ֖רwədōbēr

and one who speaksconjH1696

appoint · bid · command · commune ···

יְשָׁרִ֣יםyəšāriym

upright thingsadjH3477

equity · Jasher · just · meet ···

יֶאֱהָֽבyeʾĕhāb

he lovesverbH157

-ly · -r) · like · friend

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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