Proverbs 22:11
Yahweh loveth the pure in heart, gracious are his lips, his friend is the king!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 scoffer, that strife may depart, and quarrel, and contempt may cease.
12The eyes of Yahweh, watch over knowledge, therefore hath he overturned the words of the treacherous.
Cross References
Genesis 41:39So Pharaoh said unto Joseph, After God hath made known unto thee all this, there is no one discreet and wise like thee.
Ezra 7:6this Ezra, came up out of Babylon, he, being a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which Yahweh God of Israel had given,—and the king gave him, according to the hand of Yahweh his God upon him, all his request.
Esther 10:3For, Mordecai the Jew, was next unto King Ahasuerus, and became great among the Jews, and accepted by the multitude of his brethren,—seeking happiness for his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
Psalms 101:6Mine eyes, shall be upon the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me,—he that walketh in a blameless way, he, shall attend me.
Proverbs 16:13The delight of kings, are lips of righteousness,—and, the words of uprightness, he loveth.
Daniel 3:30Then, the king, advanced 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 →