Proverbs 22:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

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  • Prov 16:13 : 13 Lips of righteousness are the delight of kings; and he who says what is upright is dear to him.
  • Matt 5:8 : 8 Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God.
  • Ps 101:6 : 6 My eyes will be on those of good faith in the land, so that they may be living in my house; he who is walking in the right way will be my servant.
  • Prov 14:35 : 35 The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.
  • Luke 4:22 : 22 And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?
  • Dan 2:46-49 : 46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar, falling down on his face, gave worship to Daniel, and gave orders for an offering and spices to be given to him; 47 And the king made answer to Daniel and said, Truly, your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings, and an unveiler of secrets, for you have been able to make this secret clear. 48 Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him offerings in great number, and made him ruler over all the land of Babylon, and chief over all the wise men of Babylon. 49 And at Daniel's request, the king gave Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego authority over the business of the land of Babylon: but Daniel was kept near the king's person.
  • Dan 3:30 : 30 Then the king gave Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego even greater authority in the land of Babylon.
  • Dan 6:20-23 : 20 Then very early in the morning the king got up and went quickly to the lions' hole. 21 And when he came near the hole where Daniel was, he gave a loud cry of grief; the king made answer and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whose servant you are at all times, able to keep you safe from the lions? 22 Then Daniel said to the king, O King, have life for ever. 23 My God has sent his angel to keep the lions' mouths shut, and they have done me no damage: because I was seen to be without sin before him; and further, before you, O King, I have done no wrong.
  • Gen 41:39-57 : 39 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Seeing that God has made all this clear to you, there is no other man of such wisdom and good sense as you: 40 You, then, are to be over my house, and all my people will be ruled by your word: only as king will I be greater than you. 41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have put 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 had him clothed with the best linen, and put a chain of gold round his neck; 43 And he made him take his seat in the second of his carriages; and they went before him crying, Make way! So he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt. 44 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh; and without your order no man may do anything in all the land of Egypt. 45 And Pharaoh gave Joseph the name of Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, the priest of On, to be his wife. So Joseph went through all the land of Egypt. 46 Now Joseph was thirty years old when he came before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from before the face of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt. 47 Now in the seven good years the earth gave fruit in masses. 48 And Joseph got together all the food of those seven years, and made a store of food in the towns: the produce of the fields round every town was stored up in the town. 49 So he got together a store of grain like the sand of the sea; so great a store that after a time he gave up measuring it, for it might not be measured. 50 And before the time of need, Joseph had two sons, to whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On, gave birth. 51 And to the first he gave the name Manasseh, for he said, God has taken away from me all memory of my hard life and of my father's house. 52 And to the second he gave the name Ephraim, for he said, God has given me fruit in the land of my sorrow. 53 And so the seven good years in Egypt came to an end. 54 Then came the first of the seven years of need as Joseph had said: and in every other land they were short of food; but in the land of Egypt there was bread. 55 And when all the land of Egypt was in need of food, the people came crying to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to the people, Go to Joseph, and whatever he says to you, do it. 56 And everywhere on the earth they were short of food; then Joseph, opening all his store-houses, gave the people of Egypt grain for money; so great was the need of food in the land of Egypt. 57 And all lands sent to Egypt, to Joseph, to get grain, for the need was great over all the earth.
  • Ezra 7:6-9 : 6 This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a scribe, expert in the law of Moses which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given: and the king, moved by the Lord his God, gave him whatever he made request for. 7 And some of the children of Israel went up, with some of the priests and the Levites and the music-makers and the door-keepers and the Nethinim, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king. 8 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, in the seventh year of the king's rule. 9 For, starting his journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, he came to Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, by the good help of his God. 10 For Ezra had given his mind to learning the law of the Lord and doing it, and to teaching his rules and decisions in Israel. 11 Now this is a copy of the letter which King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra, the priest and the scribe, who put into writing the words of the orders of the Lord, and of his rules for Israel:
  • Neh 2:4-6 : 4 Then the king said to me, What is your desire? So I made prayer to the God of heaven. 5 And I said to the king, If it is the king's pleasure, and if your servant has your approval, send me to Judah, to the town where the bodies of my fathers are at rest, so that I may take in hand the building of it. 6 And the king said to me (the queen being seated by his side), How long will your journey take, and when will you come back? So the king was pleased to send me, and I gave him a fixed time.
  • Esth 10:3 : 3 For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and respected by the body of his countrymen; working for the good of his people, and saying words of peace to all his seed.
  • Ps 45:2 : 2 You are fairer than the children of men; grace is flowing through your lips; for this cause the blessing of God is with you for ever.

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  • Prov 16:12-15
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    12Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.

    13Lips of righteousness are the delight of kings; and he who says what is upright is dear to him.

    14The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.

    15In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.

  • Prov 23:16
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    16And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.

  • Prov 22:12
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    12The eyes of the Lord keep knowledge, but by him the acts of the false man will be overturned.

  • Prov 16:21
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    21The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.

  • Prov 20:28
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    28Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.

  • Prov 27:9
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    9Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.

  • Prov 22:18
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    18For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.

  • Prov 12:22
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    22False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.

  • Ps 24:4
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    4He who has clean hands and a true heart; whose desire has not gone out to foolish things, who has not taken a false oath.

  • Ps 45:2
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    2You are fairer than the children of men; grace is flowing through your lips; for this cause the blessing of God is with you for ever.

  • Prov 14:35
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    35The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.

  • Prov 19:6
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    6Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.

  • Ps 15:2
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    2He who goes on his way uprightly, doing righteousness, and saying what is true in his heart;

  • Prov 3:4
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    4So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

  • 1 Pet 3:10
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    10For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

  • Prov 15:26
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    26Evil designs are disgusting to the Lord, but the words of the clean-hearted are pleasing.

  • Prov 8:7
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    7For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.

  • Prov 17:7
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    7Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.

  • Prov 16:23
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    23The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.

  • Prov 17:9
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    9He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.

  • Job 33:3
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    3My heart is overflowing with knowledge, my lips say what is true.

  • Prov 17:19-20
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    19The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.

    20Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

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    31The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

    32The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.

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    24There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.

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    27He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

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    140Your word is of tested value; and it is dear to your servant.

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    5As for him who is false to his friend for a reward, light will be cut off from the eyes of his children.

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    2So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.

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    10Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.

  • Prov 4:24
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    24Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.

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    7The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight

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    12The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.

  • Prov 21:23
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    23He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

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    17Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.

  • Prov 25:5
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    5Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.

  • Prov 21:1
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    1The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.

  • Prov 24:26
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    26He gives a kiss with his lips who gives a right answer.

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    1The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

  • Prov 29:14
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    14The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

  • Prov 20:15
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    15There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.