So it was not you who sent me here, but God; and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
Proverbs 11:11 - Revised Standard Version By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition By the blessing of the influence of the upright and God's favor [because of them] the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. American Standard Version (1901) By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. Common English Bible A city is honored by the blessing of the virtuous; it is destroyed by the words of the wicked. Catholic Public Domain Version By the blessing of the just, the city shall be exalted. And by the mouth of the impious, it will be subverted. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version By the blessing of the just the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the wicked it shall be overthrown. |
So it was not you who sent me here, but God; and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
Now there happened to be there a worthless fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite; and he blew the trumpet, and said, “We have no portion in David, and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; every man to his tents, O Israel!”
He delivers the innocent man; you will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
He who belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.
When a land transgresses it has many rulers; but with men of understanding and knowledge its stability will long continue.
But there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is an unrighteous world among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the cycle of nature, and set on fire by hell.