Proverbs 22:11 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Proverbs 22:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 22:118 words

HebrewMeaning

אֹהֵ֥בʾōhēb

love(-dverbH157

-ly · -r) · like · friend

טהורṭhwr

cleanadjH2889

fair · pure

טְהָרṭəhār

cleanadjH2889

fair · pure

לֵ֑בlēb

heartnounH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

חֵ֥ןḥēn

favournounH2580

grace · pleasant · precious · favoured

שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י/וśəpātāyw

bandnounH8193

bank · binding · border · brim ···

רֵעֵ֥/הוּrēʿēhw

brothernounH7453

companion · fellow · friend · husband ···

מֶֽלֶךְmelekə

kingnounH4428

royal

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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