Proverbs 22:11-13

New International Reader's Version

¹¹ A person who has a pure and loving heart and speaks kindly
    will be a friend of the king.

¹² The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge.
    But he does away with the words of those who aren’t faithful.

¹³ People who don’t want to work say, “There’s a lion outside!”
    Or they say, “I’ll be murdered if I go out into the streets!”