The King’s Companion — Parataxis and the Architecture of Favor
אֹהֵ֥ב טהור־לֵ֑ב חֵ֥ן שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו רֵעֵ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃ (Proverbs 22:11) He who loves purity of heart: grace is upon his lips; the king is his friend. Opening the Alignment In the terse elegance of Proverbs 22:11, we find a man who loves purity of heart and speaks graciously — and a king, drawn to him in quiet…