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Proverbs 22:11

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11xHe that loveth pureness of heart,

||For the grace of his lips ythe king shall be his friend.

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Proverbs 22:11: He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.

Footnotes

  1. xComp. Ps. 101:6.
  2. ||Or, And hath grace in his lips. Comp. Eccles. 10:12.
  3. ySee ch. 14:35.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He who loves purity of heart,

and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace

will have the king for a friend.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The one who loves a pure heart

and gracious lips—the king is his friend.

NLTNew Living Translation

Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech

will have the king as a friend.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He who loves purity of heart

and has gracious speech, his friend is the king.