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


In Context

8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

9 A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.

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

12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside!" or, "I will be murdered 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 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:11He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be 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.