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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 22) Proverbs 22:11 KJV
"He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend."
Proverbs Chapter 22, Verse 11
Proverbs 22:11 in Context (Verses 8–14 KJV)
8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.*
9
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.*
10
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
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.*
13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
14
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.