Holman Christian Standard Bible

Proverbs 22:11-15 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11. The one who loves a pure heartand gracious lips — the king is his friend.

12. The Lord’s eyes keep watch over knowledge,but He overthrows the words of the treacherous.

13. The slacker says, “There’s a lion outside!I’ll be killed in the public square! ”

14. The mouth of the forbidden woman is a deep pit;a man cursed by the Lord will fall into it.

15. Foolishness is tangled up in the heart of a youth;the rod of discipline will drive it away from him.