Proverbs 22:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

He who loves pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

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  • Prov 16:13 : 13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks what is right.
  • Matt 5:8 : 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
  • Ps 101:6 : 6 My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he who walks in a blameless way, he shall serve me.
  • Prov 14:35 : 35 The king's favor is toward a wise servant, but his wrath is against him who causes shame.
  • Luke 4:22 : 22 And all bore witness to him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is this not Joseph's son?
  • Dan 2:46-49 : 46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet incense to him. 47 The king answered and said to Daniel, Truly, your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing you could reveal this secret. 48 Then the king promoted Daniel, gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon. 49 Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.
  • Dan 3:30 : 30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
  • Dan 6:20-23 : 20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice to Daniel: and the king spoke and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions? 21 Then Daniel said to the king, O king, live forever. 22 My God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions' mouths, so that they have not hurt me: because innocence was found in me before him; and also before you, O king, have I done no harm. 23 Then the king was exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no harm was found upon him because he believed in his God.
  • Gen 41:39-57 : 39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you. 40 You shall be over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you. 41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt. 42 Then Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph's hand; and he dressed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. 43 And he had him ride in the second chariot which he had, and they cried out before him, Bow the knee; thus he set him over all the land of Egypt. 44 Pharaoh also said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no man may lift his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-Paaneah and gave him as a wife Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On. So Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. 46 Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and traveled throughout all the land of Egypt. 47 During the seven plentiful years the earth produced abundantly. 48 So he gathered up all the food of the seven years that were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities; he laid up in every city the food of the fields which surrounded them. 49 Joseph gathered very much grain, as the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it, for it was beyond measure. 50 To Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him. 51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, For God, he said, has made me forget all my toil and all my father's house. 52 He called the name of the second Ephraim, For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. 53 The seven years of abundance which were in the land of Egypt ended. 54 And the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. 55 When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, do. 56 The famine was over all the face of the earth; and Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians. The famine became severe in the land of Egypt. 57 All countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was so severe in all the lands.
  • Ezra 7:6-9 : 6 This Ezra went up from Babylon, and he was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given. The king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him. 7 And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the Nethinims, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king. 8 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king. 9 For on the first day of the first month he began his journey from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. 10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments. 11 Now this is the copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.
  • Neh 2:4-6 : 4 Then the king said to me, What do you request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. 5 And I said to the king, If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, that you would send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may rebuild it. 6 And the king said to me, (the queen also sitting beside him,) How long will your journey be? And when will you return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
  • Esth 10:3 : 3 For Mordecai the Jew was next to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted by the multitude of his brethren, seeking the welfare of his people, and speaking peace to all his descendants.
  • Ps 45:2 : 2 You are more beautiful than the children of men: grace is poured into your lips: therefore God has blessed you forever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 16:12-15
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    12It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.

    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks what is right.

    14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

    15In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.

  • Prov 23:16
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    16Yes, my inmost being shall rejoice, when your lips speak right things.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth does not transgress in judgment.

  • Prov 22:12
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    12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and He overthrows the words of the transgressor.

  • Prov 16:21
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    21The wise in heart shall be called prudent, and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.

  • Prov 20:28
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    28Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by mercy.

  • Prov 27:9
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    9Ointment and perfume make the heart rejoice; so does the sweetness of a man's friend through earnest counsel.

  • Prov 22:18
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    18For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; they shall all be ready on your lips.

  • Prov 12:22
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    22Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who deal truthfully are His delight.

  • Ps 24:4
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    4He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to idols, nor sworn deceitfully.

  • Ps 45:2
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    2You are more beautiful than the children of men: grace is poured into your lips: therefore God has blessed you forever.

  • Prov 14:35
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    35The king's favor is toward a wise servant, but his wrath is against him who causes shame.

  • Prov 19:6
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    6Many will entreat the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend to him who gives gifts.

  • Ps 15:2
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    2He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart.

  • Prov 3:4
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    4So you will find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

  • 1 Pet 3:10
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    10For he who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD, but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

  • Prov 8:7
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    7For my mouth will speak truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

  • Prov 17:7
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    7Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, much less lying lips for a prince.

  • Prov 16:23
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    23The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

  • Prov 17:9
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    9He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

  • Job 33:3
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    3My words shall be from the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall clearly speak knowledge.

  • Prov 17:19-20
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    19He who loves transgression loves strife, and he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

    20He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

  • Prov 10:31-32
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    31The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

    32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversity.

  • Prov 18:24
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    24A man who has friends must show himself friendly, and there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

  • Prov 12:8
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    8A man is commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding shall find good.

  • 2 Sam 22:27
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    27With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the perverse you will show yourself shrewd.

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    140Your word is very pure, therefore Your servant loves it.

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    5He that speaks flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.

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    10Cast out the scoffer, and contention shall go out; yes, strife and reproach shall cease.

  • Prov 4:24
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    24Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and put perverse lips far from you.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the heart of the foolish does not.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the upright in their way are His delight.

  • Eccl 10:12
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    12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.

  • Prov 21:23
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    23Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

  • Prov 27:17
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    17Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

  • Prov 25:5
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    5Remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

  • Prov 21:1
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    1The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wills.

  • Prov 24:26
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    26Every man shall kiss his lips who gives a right answer.

  • Prov 16:1
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    1The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, are from the LORD.

  • Prov 29:14
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    14The king who judges the poor with truth, his throne shall be established forever.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

  • Prov 20:15
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    15There is gold and a multitude of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.