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Proverbs 22:11-12  English Standard Version

11 He who (A)loves purity of heart,
    and whose (B)speech is gracious, (C)will have the king as his friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,
    but he (D)overthrows the words of the traitor.

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Cross references

  1. Proverbs 22:11 : [ch. 16:13; Ps. 101:6]
  2. Proverbs 22:11 : [Eccles. 10:12]
  3. Proverbs 22:11 : [ch. 14:35]
  4. Proverbs 22:12 : ch. 21:12; [ch. 11:3]
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