Proverbs 22:11
The one who loves a pure heart 1 and whose speech is gracious, 1 he will have the king for his friend. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
10Drive away the mocker, and out goes strife; 1 disputes and insults will cease. 1
12The eyes of Yahweh keep watch over knowledge, 1 but he overthrows the words of the treacherous. 1
Cross References
Genesis 41:39So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you.
Ezra 7:6Ezra came up from Babylon and he was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses that Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given. The king gave him anything he asked since the hand of Yahweh was with him.
Esther 10:3Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Ahasuerus. He was great among the Jews and popular with his many Jewish brothers, for he sought the welfare of his people and he spoke for the peace of all his people.
Psalms 101:6I will look to the faithful of the land to sit at my side. 1 Those who walk in the way of integrity may serve me. 1
Proverbs 16:13A king delights in lips that say what is right 1 and he loves the one who speaks directly. 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 →