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Proverbs 22:11-13
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 22:11-13
New Catholic Bible
11 The Lord loves the pure of heart;
the man of gracious speech will have the king as a friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord[a] preserve knowledge,
but he ruins the plans of the unfaithful.
13 The idler cries out, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed if I go out on the street.”[b]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:12 The eyes of the Lord: see Prov 5:21; 15:3; Job 31:4; 34:21; Jer 16:17; Heb 4:13. Preserve knowledge: i.e., God watches over those who possess knowledge (see Pss 1:6; 34:16). Ruins the plans of the unfaithful: see Prov 16:19; and there is no defense against God (Prov 21:30).
- Proverbs 22:13 The idler overstates difficulties in order to escape putting forth effort (see also note on Prov 6:6).
