Proverbs 22:11
Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace [are] his lips, a king [is] his friend.
Young's Literal Translation
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 a scorner — and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.
12The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.
Cross References
Genesis 41:39and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, 'After God's causing thee to know all this, there is none intelligent and wise as thou;
Ezra 7:6Ezra himself hath come up from Babylon, and he [is] a scribe ready in the law of Moses, that Jehovah God of Israel gave, and the king giveth to him — according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him — all his request.
Esther 10:3For Mordecai the Jew [is] second to king Ahasuerus, and a great man of the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking good for his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
Psalms 101:6Mine eyes are on the faithful of the land, To dwell with me, Whoso is walking in a perfect way, he serveth me.
Proverbs 16:13The delight of kings [are] righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,
Daniel 3:30Then the king hath caused Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, to prosper 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 →