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Proverbs 16:8-15 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

8. Better is little with righteousness than great income with no justice.

9. The mind of a person will plan his ways, and Yahweh will direct his steps.

10. A decision is upon the lips of a king; in judgment his mouth will not sin.

11. A balance and scales of justice belong to Yahweh; all the weights of the bag are his work.

12. An abomination to kings is doing evil, for by righteousness the throne will be established.

13. The delight of kings are the lips of righteousness, and he who speaks what is upright he will love.

14. The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but one who is wise will appease it.

15. In the light of the face of the king there is life, and his favor is like a cloud of spring rain.