Proverbs 22:11

Proverbs 22:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
• New International Version (NIV)One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who loves purity of heart And has grace on his lips, The king will be his friend.

Context of Proverbs 22:11

9If you are kind to poor people and you share your food with them, God will bless you. 10If someone laughs at what is right, send him away. Then there will be no more arguments, quarrels and insults. If you live in a pure way, and you speak kind words, you will have the king as your friend. 12The Lord watches over truth, to keep it safe. But when people tell lies, he makes them useless. 13A lazy person stays in his house. He says, ‘There is a lion outside in the street! If I go out, it will kill me!’

Proverbs 22:11 word by word

אֹהֵ֥ב טְהָר לֵ֑ב חֵ֥ן שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו רֵעֵ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He that lovethאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• purenessטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• purenessטְהוֹרţehôr · purenessH2890
• of heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• the graceחֵןchên · favorH2580
• of his lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lip: wordsH8193
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• his friendרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453

Cross-references for Proverbs 22:11

• Proverbs 16:13Kings are happy to hear honest advice. They love people who speak true words.
• Psalms 101:6Instead, I will work with people that I can trust. I will let them live with me and be my guides. My servants will be people who live in an honest way.
• Matthew 5:8Happy are the people who have only good thoughts. They will come near to God and see him.
• Psalms 45:2You are the most handsome man that there is. You speak kind words in a beautiful way. And so God will continue to bless you for ever.
• Luke 4:22Everyone was talking about Jesus. They were surprised at the good way in which he spoke. They said to each other, ‘We know that he is only Joseph's son.’
• Genesis 41:39So Pharaoh said to Joseph, ‘God himself has helped you to know all these things. So there is no one who is as wise and clever as you are.
• Ezra 7:6This man Ezra arrived from Babylon. He was a teacher who knew the law of Moses very well. The Lord, Israel's God, had given that law to Moses. Ezra served the Lord as his God. The Lord was kind and he helped Ezra, so that the king of Persia gave him everything that he asked for.
• Nehemiah 2:4The king asked me, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ So I prayed to our God who rules from heaven.
• Esther 10:3The Jewish man, Mordecai, was the most important Jew in the whole kingdom. Only King Xerxes himself had more authority than Mordecai. The other Jews respected Mordecai because he worked hard to help them. He made sure that all his people could live safely.
• Daniel 2:46Then King Nebuchadnezzar bent down with his face towards the ground. He gave honour to Daniel. He commanded his servants to offer sacrifices and to burn incense to praise Daniel.
• Daniel 3:30Then the king gave more authority to Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego to rule in the region of Babylon.
• Daniel 6:20When he got near to the cave, he was very upset. He shouted to Daniel, ‘Daniel, you have continued to worship the living God, as his servant. Was your God able to save you from the lions?’

Commentaries on Proverbs 22:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11He that loveth pureness of heart - Who aims to be what God would have him to be - the King of kings shall be his Friend. There is no class of men that value uprightness more than kings; as none stand so much in need of it in their servants.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11More literally, “He that loveth pureness of heart, his lips are gracious, the king is his friend.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11Verse 11 God will be the Friend of a man in whose spirit there is no guile; this honour have all the saints.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Even a bad ruler wants advisers with a pure heart, meaning they are completely loyal and speak kindly.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. (Compare Margin). pureness of heart--and gentle, kind words win favor, even from kings.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 22:11

• Citizens
• Heart
• Integrity
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Commentaries on Proverbs 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings