Proverbs 22:11
“He that loueth purenesse of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.”
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Proverbs 22:11 Context
9Hee that hath a bountifull eye, shall bee blessed: for hee giueth of his bread to the poore. 10Cast out the scorner, and contention shall goe out; yea strife, and reproch shall cease. 11He that loueth purenesse of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. 12The eyes of the Lord preserue knowledge, and he ouerthroweth the words of the transgressour. 13The slothfull man sayth, There is a lyon without, I shall be slaine in the streetes.
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He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend.
- King James Version
He who loves purity of heart {And} whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.
- New American Standard Version (1995)