Proverbs 22:12
The Lord watches over true knowledge, but counteracts the words of liars.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
In Context
11Anyone who loves sincerity and a gracious way of speaking will have the king as their friend.
13Lazy people make claims like, “There's a lion outside! I might be killed if I go out there!”
Cross References
2 Kings 6:9Then the man of God sent a warning to the king of Israel: “Watch out if you go near this place, because the Arameans are going to be there.”
Nehemiah 4:9So we prayed to our God, and we had guards ready to defend against them day and night.
Isaiah 59:19Those in the west will be in awe of the Lord, and those in the east will be amazed at his glory, for he will arrive like a raging flood, driven by the Spirit of the Lord.
Acts 5:39But if it comes from God, you won't be able to defeat them. You could even find yourselves fighting against God!”
Acts 12:23Immediately the angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory. He was consumed by worms and died.
2 Thessalonians 2:8Then the lawless one will be revealed, the one whom the Lord Jesus will wipe out, blowing him away, destroying him by the brilliance of his coming.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:12
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. Here is, 1. The qualification of an accomplished, a complete gentleman, that is fit to be employed in public business. He must be an honest man, a man that loves pureness of heart and hates all impurity, not only pure from all fleshly lusts, but from all deceit and dissimulation, from all selfishness and sinister designs, that takes care to approve himself a man of sincerity, is just and fair from principle, and delights… Read the whole commentary →