Proverbs 22:11

If you always act sincerely [IDM] and always speak kindly, the king will be your friend.

Translation for Translators

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

10If you get rid of those who make fun of everything that is good, there will no more arguing or quarreling or insulting other people.

12Yahweh [SYN] ◄watches over/takes care of► those who have good understanding/sense, but he ruins the plans/affairs of those who always try to deceive others.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:39Then the king said to Joseph, “Because God has revealed all this to you, it seems to me that there is no one who is as wise as you and who can decide wisely about things.

Ezra 7:6I am a man who knows very well the laws that Moses wrote. Those were the laws that Yahweh, the God whom we Israeli people ◄ worship/belong to►, had given to us Israeli people. When I arrived in Jerusalem, Yahweh my God was kind to me, and as a result the people gave me everything that I had requested the king to tell them to give to me.

Esther 10:3Mordecai, who was a Jew, became the king’s most important official, and all the Jews also considered him to be a very great man. They all respected him, because he did many good things for the Jews, and he often asked the king to do good things for them.

Psalms 101:6I will approve of [IDM] people in this land who ◄are loyal to/faithfully obey► God, and I will allow them to ◄live with/work for► me. I will allow those who behave in such a way that no one can criticize them to ◄serve me/be my officials►.

Proverbs 16:13Kings are delighted to hear people say [MTY] what is true; they love those who say what is right/honest.

Daniel 3:30Then the king gave Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego more important positions in Babylon province than they had before.

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 →

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