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Proverbs 11:9
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Proverbs 11:9
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With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
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Proverbs 11:9 in Other Translations
KJV
9
An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
ESV
9
With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
NLT
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With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous.
MSG
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The loose tongue of the godless spreads destruction; the common sense of the godly preserves them.
CSB
9
With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
Proverbs 11:9 In-Context
7
Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing.
8
The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.
9
With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
10
When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
11
Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
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Proverbs 12:6
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Jeremiah 45:5
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