Proverbs 22:11-13

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹¹ He who loves ^(A)purity of heart
And ^[a]whose speech is ^(B)gracious, the king is his friend.
¹² The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
¹³ The ^(C)sluggard says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”