Pro 22:11 | KingComments | STEP | “Purity of heart” and “graciousness of speech” belong together. A person has a pure heart only if he has been born again, if he has been converted to God. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” ( ). He who loves purity of heart stands in connection with God through faith, by which the heart is cleansed ( ). He has fellowship with Him. Where there is love for purity of heart, there is also love for kind, gracious words. The words a person uses and the way he says something indicate the state of his heart, what his heart is set on. Heart and words characterized by purity and graciousness find a warm welcome with a king. A good king appreciates this and will make grateful use of such a person in his reign. He will make him his confidant, his friend, with whom he can share governmental affairs. The Lord Jesus is pre-eminently the King Who values purity of heart and gracious words. They are His characteristics. With those in whom He observes them, He has a special bond of confidentiality. To them He makes His thoughts known and thereby gives them the ability to make them known to His own.

‏ Proverbs 22:11

Purity and Grace

“Purity of heart” and “graciousness of speech” belong together. A person has a pure heart only if he has been born again, if he has been converted to God. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Mt 5:8). He who loves purity of heart stands in connection with God through faith, by which the heart is cleansed (Acts 15:9). He has fellowship with Him.

Where there is love for purity of heart, there is also love for kind, gracious words. The words a person uses and the way he says something indicate the state of his heart, what his heart is set on. Heart and words characterized by purity and graciousness find a warm welcome with a king. A good king appreciates this and will make grateful use of such a person in his reign. He will make him his confidant, his friend, with whom he can share governmental affairs.

The Lord Jesus is pre-eminently the King Who values purity of heart and gracious words. They are His characteristics. With those in whom He observes them, He has a special bond of confidentiality. To them He makes His thoughts known and thereby gives them the ability to make them known to His own.