Proverbs 22:11
He that loveth cleanness of heart, for the grace of his lips shall have the king for his friend.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Qui diligit cordis munditiam, propter gratiam labiorum suorum habebit amicum regem.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἀγαπᾷ Κύριος ὁσίας καρδίας, δεκτοὶ δὲ αὐτῷ πάντες ἄμωμοι· χείλεσιν ποιμαίνει βασιλεύς.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- אֹהֵ֥ב טהור לֵ֑ב חֵ֥ן שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו רֵעֵ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ
Haydock's commentary
He. Septuagint, "the Lord loveth pious hearts. All the irreproachable are acceptable to him. The king feeds with lips," by his just ordinances. (Haydock)
Kings hate duplicity; but require that the truth should be disclosed to them in a suitable manner.
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.