Proverbs 24:26

26. Shall kiss lips that giveth a right answer When a judge speaks upright words gives a just decision men salute him with respect and affection. Zockler says: Faithful and truthful answers affect one as favourably as the most agreeable caress. It is probable that there is here an allusion to the Eastern custom of kissing the writing which contains the order of a ruler or a judge. The passage is rendered by the Septuagint thus: “Lips shall kiss those things that answer (to) right words:” that is, those writings or decrees which correspond to the principles of equity and justice shall be treated with the utmost reverence. Compare Genesis 27:26, Genesis 29:11; Genesis 29:13; Genesis 33:4; Genesis 48:10; Genesis 50:1; 1 Samuel 10:1; 1Sa 20:41 ; 2 Samuel 20:9; 2 Samuel 15:5; Luke 9:38; Luke 15:20; Acts 20:39, etc.