Berean Standard Bible

Proverbs 16:10-15

10A divine verdictקֶ֤סֶם׀Ke.semH7081is onעַֽל־'al-H5921the lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193of a kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428;his mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808betrayיִמְעַל־yim.'al-H4603justiceבְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טbe.mish.PatH4941.

11Honestמִ֭שְׁפָּטMish.potH4941scalesפֶּ֤לֶס׀Pe.lesH6425and balancesוּמֹאזְנֵ֣יu.moz.NeiH3976are fromthe LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;allכָּל־kol-H3605the weightsאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68in the bagכִֽיס׃KhisH3599are His concernמַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639.

12Wickedרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562behaviorעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213is detestableתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441for kingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428,forכִּ֥יkiH3588a throneכִּסֵּֽא׃ki.Se'H3678is establishedיִכּ֥וֹןyi.KonH3559through righteousnessבִ֝צְדָקָ֗הvitz.da.KahH6666.

13Righteousצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193are a king’sמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428delightרְצ֣וֹןre.TzonH7522,and he who speaksוְדֹבֵ֖רve.do.VerH1696honestlyיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477is belovedיֶאֱהָֽב׃ye.'e.HavH157.

14The wrathחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of a kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is a messengerמַלְאֲכֵי־mal.'a.khei-H4397of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194,but a wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376will pacify itיְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃ye.khap.pe.Re.nahH3722.

15When a king’sמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428faceפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440brightensבְּאוֹר־be.'or-H216,there is lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416;his favorוּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹu.re.tzo.NoH7522is like a rain cloudכְּעָ֣בke.'AvH5645in springמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃mal.Ko.oshH4456.

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