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Proverbs 22:10–11

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Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
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From verse 10

  1. 1 Corinthians 5:13Rank 1 from verse 10
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    13But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

  2. 1 Corinthians 5:5–6Rank 2 from verse 10
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    5To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

    6Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

  3. Proverbs 26:20–21Rank 3 from verse 10
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    20Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

    21As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

  4. Genesis 21:9–10Rank 4 from verse 10
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    9¶ And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.

    10Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.

  5. Matthew 18:17Rank 5 from verse 10
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    17And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

  6. Nehemiah 13:28Rank 6 from verse 10
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    28And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.

  7. Proverbs 18:6Rank 7 from verse 10
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    6A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

  8. Proverbs 21:24Rank 8 from verse 10
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    24Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

  9. Psalms 101:5Rank 9 from verse 10
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    5Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

  10. Nehemiah 4:1–3Rank 10 from verse 10
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    1BUT it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

    2And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?

    3Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.

From verse 11

  1. Matthew 5:8Rank 1 from verse 11
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    8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

  2. Proverbs 16:13Rank 2 from verse 11
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    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

  3. Proverbs 14:35Rank 3 from verse 11
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    35The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.

  4. Psalms 101:6Rank 4 from verse 11
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    6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

  5. Psalms 45:2Rank 5 from verse 11
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    2Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

  6. Daniel 6:20–23Rank 6 from verse 11
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    20And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

    21Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

    22My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

    23Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

  7. Ezra 7:6–11Rank 7 from verse 11
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    6This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.

    7And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.

    8And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.

    9For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.

    10For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

    11¶ Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the Lord, and of his statutes to Israel.

  8. Daniel 2:46–49Rank 8 from verse 11
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    46¶ Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.

    47The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.

    48Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

    49Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.

  9. Daniel 3:30Rank 9 from verse 11
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    30Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon.

  10. Esther 10:3Rank 10 from verse 11
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    3For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

  11. Genesis 41:39–57Rank 11 from verse 11
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    39And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:

    40Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

    41And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

    42And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

    43And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

    44And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.

    45And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.

    46¶ And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

    47And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

    48And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.

    49And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.

    50And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.

    51And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.

    52And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

    53¶ And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.

    54And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

    55And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.

    56And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.

    57And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

  12. Luke 4:22Rank 12 from verse 11
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    22And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?

  13. Nehemiah 2:4–6Rank 13 from verse 11
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    4Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

    5And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.

    6And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

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Proverbs 22:10

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cast

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1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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yea

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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.

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reproach

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Sense 1: Shame, disgrace, dishonour, contempt, blame, reviling, or taunt. Sense 2: As a verb, to shame, insult, blame, or speak contemptuously against.

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cease

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To stop or leave off, to come to an end, or to cause something to stop or end.

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Proverbs 22:11

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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grace

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Sense 1: Favor, acceptance, goodwill, kindness, or mercy. Sense 2: A favor, gift, benefit, or help freely bestowed, especially God's favor and enabling help; in salvation, explicitly contrasted with works and debt. Sense 3: Pleasing quality, beauty, attractiveness, or elegance, including gracious speech. Sense 4: Thankfulness or gratitude.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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lips

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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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friend

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One joined to another by affection, goodwill, or alliance; to support or befriend.

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22:9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

22:10Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

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22:11He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

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22:12The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.

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