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


In Context

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

9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.

10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

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

12 The eyes of Yahweh watch over knowledge; but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

13 The sluggard says, |There is a lion outside! I will be killed 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 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 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.