He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.Proverbs 22:11
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
אֹהֵ֥ב טְהָר לֵ֑ב חֵ֥ן שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו רֵעֵ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃
- אֹהֵ֥ב'o.Hev“[one who] loves”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
- טְהָרte.hor-“pure of”Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from טָהוֹר · “clean” · Strong's H2889Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- לֵ֑בLev“heart”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
- חֵ֥ןchen“[the] grace of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from חֵן · “favor” · Strong's H2580
- שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.Tav“lips his”Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂפָה · “words” · Strong's H8193H
- רֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.hu“[is] friend his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֵעַ · “neighbor” · Strong's H7453
- מֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekh“a king”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)