Proverbs 22:11

Hebrew
אֹהֵ֥ב טהורplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigטָהוֹר

hebrew

Meaning

* Clean * Pure

Adjective.

The word טָהוֹר (from the root טהר) can be used to describe physical, ceremonial or moral purity, depending on the context. It is contrasted with the word טָמֵא which means unclean or impure.Leviticus 10:10Numbers 19:19Psalm 12:67Psalm 24:4Proverbs 15:26Exodus 27:20Leviticus 24:4Ezekiel 22:24Psalm 51:1012Ezekiel 36:25Matthew 5:8Psalm 24:4Psalm 51:10Leviticus 11:47Psalms 12:612Leviticus 13:37Numbers 8:7Leviticus 14:74Ezekiel 36:25Leviticus…
טְהָרplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigטָהוֹר

hebrew

Meaning

* Clean * Pure

Adjective.

The word טָהוֹר (from the root טהר) can be used to describe physical, ceremonial or moral purity, depending on the context. It is contrasted with the word טָמֵא which means unclean or impure.Leviticus 10:10Numbers 19:19Psalm 12:67Psalm 24:4Proverbs 15:26Exodus 27:20Leviticus 24:4Ezekiel 22:24Psalm 51:1012Ezekiel 36:25Matthew 5:8Psalm 24:4Psalm 51:10Leviticus 11:47Psalms 12:612Leviticus 13:37Numbers 8:7Leviticus 14:74Ezekiel 36:25Leviticus…
לֵ֑בplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב

hebrew

Meaning:

* The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything

Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5…
חֵ֥ן שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו רֵעֵ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ
ESV
He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.
NIV
He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend.
NLT
Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech will have the king as a friend.
LXX
ἀγαπᾷ κύριος ὁσίας καρδίας δεκτοὶ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
αὐτῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
πάντεςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπᾶς

greek

Meaning

* All * Every * The whole

Adjective.

Usage in the New Testament

The sense of πᾶς depends on whether it modifies a singular or plural noun, and whether that noun is countable or uncountable.

With singular countable nouns → "every" John 1:9John 3:16Romans 5:12Matthew 28:19Colossians 1:16Romans 3:23Romans 3:23John 3:16Colossians 1:17
ἄμωμοι χείλεσιν ποιμαίνει βασιλεύς
KJV
He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

Proverbs 22:10 ← Proverbs 22:11 → Proverbs 22:12

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