Proverbs 16:13

Driving home: righteous lips are the delight of kings and they love him that speaketh right now this is a general principle it's not infallibly true in every instance that people in places of authority will love those who have righteo…

This example illustrates that the principle of kings delighting in righteous lips is not infallibly true, as Herod hated John's righteous lips and had him executed.

chapter 16 and verse 13 righteous lips are the delight of kings and they love him that speaketh right now this is a general principle it's not infallibly true in every instance that people in places of authority will love those who have righteous lips there are times when people will hate righteous lips there was a king named Herod and he hated the righteous lips of a man named John and one day had his head cut off and we could bring forth many other examples but generally

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The point: Tell our children that one of the ways God may honor their commitment to truth is by working in the hearts of men through common grace, so that even if people dislike their religion, they will value the fruit of their tr…

These biblical figures serve as examples of individuals whose righteous lips and integrity earned them positions of prominence and influence even among unbelieving rulers.

speaking even worldlings when they can find someone that tells the truth they're delighted Daniel Joseph in heathen settings were given tremendous places of prominence and influence why? because their righteous lips were the delight of kings and they loved him who spoke right and we need to tell our children that that one of the ways that God may honor their commitment to truth is that he will so work in the hearts of men in common grace that they will know though I don't want this man's religion I like the fruit of it because I know whatever he tells me is the truth

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