Proverbs 22:11
He that loveth with a pure heart, and hath grace on his lips, will have the king as his friend.
Leeser Tanakh
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
10Drive away the scorner, and strife will go off; and then will cease contention and dishonor.
12The eyes of the Lord guard knowledge, and he overturneth the words of the treacherous.
Cross References
Genesis 41:39And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Inasmuch as God hath caused thee to know all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou:
Ezra 7:6This 'Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a practised expounder in the law of Moses, which the Lord the God of Israel hath given; and the king gave him, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him, all his request.
Esther 10:3For Mordecai the Jew was the second in rank after king Achashverosh, and great among the Jews, and acceptable to the multitude of his brethren, a promoter of good to his people, and speaking peace to all its seed.
Psalms 101:6My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may abide with me: he that walketh in the way of the perfect, he it is that shall serve me.
Proverbs 16:13Righteous lips [should obtain] the favor of kings; and him that speaketh uprightly should they love.
Daniel 3:30Then did the king promote Shadrach, Meshach, and 'Abed-nego, in the province 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 →