Proverbs 22:11 Cross References - NSB

¹¹ He who loves pureness of heart, for the charm of his lips the king will be his friend.

³⁹ The king said to Joseph: »God has shown you all this. Therefore it is obvious that you have greater wisdom and insight than anyone else. ⁴⁰ »I will put you in charge of my country. All my people will obey your orders. Your authority will be second only to mine. ⁴¹ »I now appoint you governor over all Egypt.« ⁴² Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand. He clothed him in garments of fine linen and put the gold necklace around his neck. ⁴³ He had him ride in his second chariot. They proclaimed before him: »Bow the knee!« Thus he set him over all the land of Egypt. ⁴⁴ Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph: »Though I am Pharaoh, yet without your permission no one shall raise his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.« ⁴⁵ Pharaoh named Joseph, Zaphenath-paneah. He gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, as his wife. And Joseph went forth over the land of Egypt. ⁴⁶ Now Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt. ⁴⁷ During the seven years of plenty the land produced abundantly. ⁴⁸ He gathered all the food of these seven years that occurred in the land of Egypt and placed the food in the cities. He placed in every city the food from its own surrounding fields. ⁴⁹ Thus Joseph stored up grain in great abundance, like the sand of the sea. He finally stopped measuring it, for it was beyond measure. ⁵⁰ Before the year of famine came, there were born to Joseph two sons, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him. ⁵¹ Joseph named his firstborn son Manasseh, because God helped him forget all his troubles and all about his father’s family. ⁵² He named the second son Ephraim, because God made him fruitful in the land where he had suffered. ⁵³ The seven years when there was plenty of food in Egypt came to an end. ⁵⁴ The seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every other country, but there was food throughout Egypt. ⁵⁵ When the Egyptians became hungry, they cried out to the king for food. So he ordered them to go to Joseph and do what he told them. ⁵⁶ The famine grew worse and spread over the entire country. Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians. ⁵⁷ People came to Egypt from all over the world to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere.

⁶ Ezra came from Babylon. He was a scribe (copyist) and an expert in the Law of Moses which Jehovah, the God of Israel, had given. The king was moved by Jehovah his God to give him whatever he requested. ⁷ Some of the children of Israel went with some of the priests and Levites and the music-makers and the doorkeepers and the Nethinim, to Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king. ⁸ He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, in the seventh year of the king's rule. ⁹ He started his journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month. He arrived at Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, by the good help of his God. ¹⁰ Ezra devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of Jehovah. He taught its decrees and laws in Israel. ¹¹ This is a copy of the letter King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra, the priest and the scribe-copyist, who put into writing the words of the orders of Jehovah and of his rules for Israel:

⁴ The king asked: »What is your desire?« So I made prayer to the God of heaven. ⁵ I said to the king: »If it is the king's will, and if your servant has your approval, send me to Judah, to the town where the bodies of my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.« ⁶ The queen sat by him when the king said: »How long will your journey take? When will you come back? So the king was pleased to send me, and I gave him a fixed time.

³ For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus. He was great among the Jews and respected by the body of his countrymen. He worked for the good of his people. He said words of peace to all his descendents.

² You are the most handsome of men. You are an eloquent speaker. God has blessed you forever.

⁶ My eyes will be watching the faithful people in the land so that they may live with me. The person who lives with integrity will serve me.

³⁵ The king's favor is toward a wise servant. His anger is against the one who causes shame.

¹³ Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They love the man who speaks what is right.

⁴⁶ King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and worshipped Daniel. He commanded that they present an offering and burn incense to him. ⁴⁷ The king spoke to Daniel: »It is true, your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing you were able to reveal this secret.« ⁴⁸ The king made Daniel great! He gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon. He was appointed chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon. ⁴⁹ Daniel requested that the king appoint Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon. Daniel sat in the court of the king.

³⁰ The king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.

²⁰ He came near to the den and cried with a lamentable voice to Daniel: »O Daniel, servant of the living God, did the God you serve deliver you from the lion?« ²¹ Daniel said to the king: »O king, may you live for a very long time.« ²² »My God sent his angel, and shut the lions' mouths. They did not hurt me. I was found innocent before him. I have done no wrong before you, O king.« ²³ The king was very happy. He commanded that they take Daniel out of the den. So Daniel was taken out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found on him, because he trusted in his God.

⁸ »Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

²² All witnessed this and wondered at the kind words that he spoke. They said: »Is this not Joseph’s son?«