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Proverbs 22:11–12
11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
will have the king for a friend.c
12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,
but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
Proverbs 22:11–12 — English Standard Version (ESV)
11 He who loves purity of heart,
and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,
but he overthrows the words of the traitor.
Proverbs 22:11–12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
11 He that loveth pureness of heart,
For the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,
And he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
Proverbs 22:11–12 — New Living Translation (NLT)
11 Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech
will have the king as a friend.
12 The Lord preserves those with knowledge,
but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.
Proverbs 22:11–12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
11 He who loves purity of heart
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the faithless.
Proverbs 22:11–12 — New Century Version (NCV)
11 Whoever loves pure thoughts and kind words
will have even the king as a friend.
12 The Lord guards knowledge,
but he destroys false words.
Proverbs 22:11–12 — American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Proverbs 22:11–12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, upon whose lips is grace, the king is his friend.
12 The eyes of Jehovah preserve knowledge; but he overthroweth the words of the unfaithful.
Proverbs 22:11–12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
11 Whoever loves a pure heart and whoever speaks graciously
has a king as his friend.
12 The Lord’s eyes watch over knowledge,
but he overturns the words of a treacherous person.
Proverbs 22:11–12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
11 The one who loves a pure heart
and gracious lips—the king is his friend.
12 The Lord’s eyes keep watch over knowledge,
but He overthrows the words of the treacherous.
Proverbs 22:11–12 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)
11 Those who love a pure heart and are gracious in speech
will have the king as a friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,
but he overthrows the words of the faithless.
Proverbs 22:11–12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
11 He who loves purity of heart
and has gracious speech, his friend is the king.
12 The eyes of Yahweh keep watch over knowledge,
but he will overthrow the words of the faithless.
Proverbs 22:11–12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
11 Have a pure and loving heart, and speak kindly.
Then you will be a friend of the king.
12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge.
But he does away with the words of those who aren’t faithful.
Proverbs 22:11–12 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)
11 He who loves purity of heart
And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
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