Proverbs 22:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Proverbs 22:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

More literally, “He that loveth pureness of heart, his lips are gracious, the king is his friend.”
Proverbs 22:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the (g) king [shall be] his friend. (g) He shows that princes should use their familiarity, whose conscience is good, and their talk wis...
Proverbs 22:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 22:6 . in the way he should go puts more into the Heb. than it contains. It is lit. train up a child in proportion to his way i.e. train him suitably. The moral implication is absent. T...
Proverbs 22:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

He that, &c. Aramaean, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "Jehovah". pureness of heart . one pure of heart.
Proverbs 22:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. He that loveth pureness of heart - Who aims to be what God would have him to be - the King of kings shall...
Proverbs 22:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He that loveth pureness of heart— The LXX and Arabic read, The Lord loveth pure hearts, and all those who are free from sin are acceptable to him. They who insist upon the Hebrew reading as perfe...
Proverbs 22:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. He that loveth pureness of heart (for) the grace of his lips (or as margin, and who hath grace in his...
Proverbs 22:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. To be regarded with favour is better than silver and gold. This v. is inscribed in large letters on the walls of Manchester Exchange. Rabbi Simeon used to say: 'There are only three crowns; the...
Proverbs 22:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For the grace of his lips. — Rather, who has grace of lips ; one who loves the truth and can speak it pleasantly.
Proverbs 22:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHANNEL 23 THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR "The rich and the needy meet together; The Lord is the maker of them all."- Proverbs 22:2 "He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of...
Proverbs 22:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“He That Loveth Pureness of Heart” Proverbs 22:1-16 Great riches are not always a great blessing. When they are held in trust for God, they afford the opportunity of giving a vast amount of hap...
Proverbs 22:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 22:2 . The question that naturally arises on reading this is, Where do they meet together? This proverb is often used as having reference to the sanctuary or house of prayer; but a ve...
Proverbs 22:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. The eyes of the LORD...
Proverbs 22:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He that loveth pureness of heart ,.... Though man's heart is naturally impure, and all that is in it, the thoughts, affections, mind, conscience, understanding, and will; yet there is such a thing a...
Proverbs 22:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend. Ver. 11. He that loveth pureness of heart. ] That is vexed at his inward pollutions, and affecteth (wh...
Proverbs 22:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He that loveth pureness of heart Who is plain-hearted or sincere, and abhors dissimulation; whose heart is so free from guile that he places his pleasure in the integrity of his mind, and the purit...
Proverbs 22:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. Here is, 1. The qualification of an accomplished, a complete gentleman, that is fit t...
Proverbs 22:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

That loveth pureness of heart; who is plain-hearted or sincere, and abhors dissimulation. For the grace of his lips; for those gracious speeches which naturally and commonly flow from a pure heart....
Proverbs 22:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 22:11 A ROAD TO ROYAL FRIENDSHIP I. The pure in heart deserve to be honoured with the friendship of the king . Where there is purity of heart, the springs of moral...
Proverbs 22:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 22:1 . A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. When a man lives revered for his piety, it is better than to be feared for his power. Proverbs 22:2 . The rich and the poor...
Proverbs 22:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. Purity What is purity--this bright and blessed strength of human life? The foundation of all purity mus...
Proverbs 22:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 22:1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches . It will be observed that "good" in the Authorized Version is in italics, showing that the epithet is not exp...
Proverbs 22:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 11. He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend, literally, "He who loves purity, integrity, of heart, and to whom is grace of lips, the king is his...
Proverbs 22:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 2:46-49 ; Daniel 3:30 ; Daniel 6:20-23 ; Esther 10:3 ; Ezra 7:6-11 ; Genesis 41:39-57 ; Luke 4:22 ; Matthew 5:8 ; Nehemiah 2:4-6 ; Proverbs 16:13 ; Psalms 101:6 ; Psalms 45:2

Proverbs 22:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 22:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 22:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 22:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 22:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 22:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 22:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 22:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 22:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 22:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 22:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 22:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 22:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 22:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 22:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 22:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 22:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 22:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 22:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 22:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 22:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 22:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 22:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 22:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge