Proverbs 16:13 Go deeper

Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right. (KJV)

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רְצ֣וֹןre.Tzon[are the] delight of

Lemma: רָצוֹן (ra.tson) · Strong's: H7522

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: acceptance

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 49:6, Exodus 28:38, Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 19:5, Leviticus 22:19, Leviticus 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7522; TAHOT Proverbs 16:13 word 1

מְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimkings

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:13 word 2

שִׂפְתֵי\־sif.tei-lips of

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: lips

Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:13 word 3

צֶ֑דֶקTze.dekrighteousness

Lemma: צֶ֫דֶק (tse.deq) · Strong's: H6664G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: righteousness

Used 117 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 1:16, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:20, Deuteronomy 25:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6664G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:13 word 4

וְדֹבֵ֖רve.do.Verand [one who] speaks

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:13 word 5

יְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.Rimupright [things]

Lemma: יָשָׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3477G

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: upright

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 15:26, Numbers 23:10, Deuteronomy 6:18, Deuteronomy 12:8, Deuteronomy 12:25, Deuteronomy 12:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3477G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:13 word 6

יֶאֱהָֽב\׃ye.'e.Havhe loves

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:13 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Righteous	→	צֶ֫דֶק H6664G righteousness
lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips
are a king’s	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
delight	→	רָצוֹן H7522 acceptance
and he who speaks	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
honestly	→	יָשָׁר H3477G upright
is beloved	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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