A moment in scripture
Proverbs 22:11
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He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 22:9
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
- Proverbs 22:10
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
- Proverbs 22:12
The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
- Proverbs 22:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.