Proverbs 22:11
He that loveth tahor lev (a pure heart), 1 for the chen (grace) on his sfatayim (lips) the Melech shall be his re'a (friend). 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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
10Cast out the scoffer, and contention shall leave; 1 indeed, strife and kalon (shame) shall cease. 1
Cross References
Genesis 41:39And Pharaoh said unto Yosef, Forasmuch as Elohim hath showed thee all this, there is none so navon (discerning) and chochom (wise) as thou art;
Ezra 7:6This Ezra went up from Babylon, and he was a sofer mahir expert in the Torat Moshe, which Hashem Elohei Yisroel had given, and HaMelech granted him all his request, for the yad Hashem Elohav was upon him.
Esther 10:3For Mordechai HaYehudi was next unto HaMelech Achashverosh, and gadol among the Yehudim, and esteemed of the multitude of his achim, seeking the tov of his people, and speaking shalom to all their zera.
Psalms 101:6Mine eyes shall be upon the ne'emenei eretz (faithful of the land), 1 that they may dwell with me; 1 he that walketh in a derech tamim, 1 he shall minister to me. 1
Proverbs 16:13Sfatayim (lips) of tzedek are the delight of melachim; 1 and they love him that speaketh yesharim (upright things). 1
Daniel 3:30Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, 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 →