Proverbs 22:11
He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
In Context
10Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.
12The eyes of the Lord keep knowledge, but by him the acts of the false man will be overturned.
Cross References
Genesis 41:39And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Seeing that God has made all this clear to you, there is no other man of such wisdom and good sense as you:
Ezra 7:6This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a scribe, expert in the law of Moses which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given: and the king, moved by the Lord his God, gave him whatever he made request for.
Esther 10:3For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and respected by the body of his countrymen; working for the good of his people, and saying words of peace to all his seed.
Psalms 101:6My eyes will be on those of good faith in the land, so that they may be living in my house; he who is walking in the right way will be my servant.
Proverbs 16:13Lips of righteousness are the delight of kings; and he who says what is upright is dear to him.
Daniel 3:30Then the king gave Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego even greater authority in the land of Babylon.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:11
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. See here, 1. What the scorner does. It is implied that he sows discord and makes mischief wherever he comes. Much of the strife and contention which disturb the peace of all societies is owing to the evil interpreter (as some read it), that construes every thing into the worst, to those that despise and deride every one that comes in their way and take a pride in bantering and abusing all mankind. 2. What is to be done with… Read the whole commentary →