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Proverbs 16:12-15
12It is an abominationH8441 to kingsH4428 to commit wickednessH7562;For the throneH3678 is establishedH3559 by righteousnessH6666.13Righteous lipsH8193 are the delightH7522 of kingsH4428;And they loveH157 him that speaketh rightH3477.14The wrathH2534 of a kingH4428 isasmessengersH4397 of deathH4194;But a wiseH2450 manH376 will pacify it.15In the lightH216 of the king’sH4428 countenance is lifeH2416;And his favorH7522 is as a cloudH5645 of the latter rainH4456.
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