11He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.


In Context

8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.

11 He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

12 The eyes of Jehovah preserve him that hath knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.

13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.

Proverbs 22:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:11He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:11He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:11He that loveth cleanness of heart, for the grace of his lips shall have the king for his friend.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:11He that loveth pureness of heart, upon whose lips is grace, the king is his friend.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:11He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:11He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:11He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king's friend.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:11Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace are his lips, a king is his friend.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:11He that loves pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.