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Proverbs 22:11

NETBible	The one who loves a pure heart¹ and whose speech is gracious² – the king will be his friend.³
NIV © biblegateway Pro 22:11	He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 22:11	He who loves purity of heart And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 22:11	Anyone who loves a pure heart and gracious speech is the king’s friend.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 22:11	GOD loves the pure-hearted and well-spoken; good leaders also delight in their friendship.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 22:11	He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 22:11	Those who love a pure heart and are gracious in speech will have the king as a friend.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 22:11	He who loves purity of heart And has grace on his lips, The king will be his friend.
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KJV	He that loveth <0157> (8802) pureness <02890> (8675) <02889> of heart <03820>_, [for] the grace <02580> of his lips <08193> the king <04428> [shall be] his friend <07453>_. {for...: or, and hath grace in his lips}
NASB © biblegateway Pro 22:11	He who loves <0157> purity <02889> of heart <03820> And whose speech <08193> is gracious <02580> , the king <04428> is his friend <07453> .
LXXM	agapa <25> V-PAI-3S kuriov <2962> N-NSM osiav <3741> A-APF kardiav <2588> N-APF dektoi <1184> A-NPM de <1161> PRT autw <846> D-DSM pantev <3956> A-NPM amwmoi <299> A-NPM ceilesin <5491> N-DPN poimainei <4165> V-PAI-3S basileuv <935> N-NSM
NET [draft] ITL	The one who loves <0157> a pure <02889> heart and whose speech <08193> is gracious <02580> – the king <04428> will be his friend <07453> .
HEBREW	Klm <04428> wher <07453> wytpv <08193> Nx <02580> bl <02890> *rhj {rwhj} <02889> bha (22:11) <0157>

NETBible

The one who loves a pure heart¹ and whose speech is gracious² – the king will be his friend.³

NET Notes

¹sn The “heart” is a metonymy of subject; it represents the intentions and choices that are made. “Pure of heart” uses “heart” as a genitive of specification. The expression refers to someone who has honest and clear intentions.

²tn Heb “grace of his lips” (so KJV, ASV). The “lips” are a metonymy of cause representing what is said; it also functions as a genitive of specification.

²sn This individual is gracious or kind in what he says; thus the verse is commending honest intentions and gracious words.

³tn The syntax of the line is somewhat difficult, because “grace of his lips” seems to be intruding on the point of the verse with little explanation. Therefore the LXX rendered it “The Lord loves the pure in heart; all who are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him.” This has very little correspondence with the Hebrew; nevertheless commentators attempt to reconstruct the verse using it, and the NAB follows the first clause of the LXX here. Some have suggested taking “king” as the subject of the whole verse (“the king loves…”), but this is forced.