# Proverbs 22.13

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**Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 11. He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend. 12. The eyes of Jehovah preserve him that hath knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.
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> **13. The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.**
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> 14. The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein. 15. Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. (Proverbs 22:11-15, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 11. He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend. 12. Yahweh’s eyes watch over knowledge; but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
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> **13. The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”**
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> 14. The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under Yahweh’s wrath will fall into it. 15. Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him. (Proverbs 22:11-15, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 11. He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. <sup>for: or, and hath grace in his lips</sup> 12. The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. <sup>the words: or, the matters</sup>
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> **13. The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.**
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> 14. The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein. 15. Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. (Proverbs 22:11-15, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 11. Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace [are] his lips, a king [is] his friend. 12. The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.
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> **13. The slothful hath said, 'A lion [is] without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'**
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> 14. A deep pit [is] the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there. 15. Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him. (Proverbs 22:11-15, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Lexicon:**

- [H7523 - ratsach](/codex/h7523-ratsach/)

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.