Proverbs 22:11
Whoever loves cleanness of heart, because of the grace of his lips, will have the king as his friend.
Catholic Public Domain Version
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
12The eyes of the Lord watch over knowledge. And the words of the iniquitous are supplanted.
Cross References
Genesis 41:39Therefore, he said to Joseph: “Because God has revealed to you all that you have said, would I be able to find anyone wiser and as much like you?
Ezra 7:6this same Ezra, ascended from Babylon; and he was a proficient scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God gave to Israel. And the king granted to him his every petition. For the hand of the Lord, his God, was over him.
Esther 10:3and how Mordecai of Jewish birth, was second after king Artaxerxes, and great among the Jews, and acceptable to the people of his brethren, seeking the good of his people, and speaking about things which pertained to peace for their descendants.
Psalms 101:6Before the voice of my groaning, my bone has adhered to my flesh.
Proverbs 16:13Just lips are the will of kings. He who speaks honestly shall be loved.
Daniel 3:30And we have not listened to your precepts, nor have we observed or done as you have ordered us, so that it might go well with us.
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 →