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Proverbs 22:11
He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
Proverbs 22:11 · Berean Standard Bible
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Proverbs 22:11 in other translations
He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend.
He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king's friend.
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In context
8 He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9 A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
10 Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
11 He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
12 The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.
13 The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.
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