King James Version

Proverbs 22:11

He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

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אֹהֵ֥בohevloveאָהַבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “love”, a verb used as a describing wordH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.טהורthvrpureטָהוֹרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “pure”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2889pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)clean, fair, pure(-ness).טְהָרteharpureטָהוֹרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “pure”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2889pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)clean, fair, pure(-ness).לֵ֑בlevcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “comfortably”, the ordinary formH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…חֵ֥ןchenfavourחֵןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “favour”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2580graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-) favoured.שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוsefatayvlanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.רֵעֵ֥הוּreehvbrotherרֵעַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “brother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7453an associate (more or less close)brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.מֶֽלֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He that loveth pureness of heart, that hath grace in his lips, the king shall be his friend.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

Young’s Literal Translation

Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace [are] his lips, a king [is] his friend.

World English Bible

He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend.

Darby Translation

He that loveth pureness of heart, upon whose lips is grace, the king is his friend.

Douay-Rheims

He that loveth cleanness of heart, for the grace of his lips shall have the king for his friend.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He that loveth pureness of heart, that hath grace in his lips, the king shall be his friend.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord loves holy hearts, and all blameless persons are acceptable with him: a king rules with his lips.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀγαπᾷ Κύριος ὁσίας καρδίας, δεκτοὶ δὲ αὐτῷ πάντες ἄμωμοι· χείλεσι ποιμαίνει βασιλεύς.