So it was not you who sent me here but God; 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 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. Flere versionerKing 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; he has made me a father to Pharaoh and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
Now a scoundrel named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjaminite, happened to be there. He sounded the trumpet and cried out, “We have no portion in David, no share in the son of Jesse! Everyone to your tents, O Israel!”
He will deliver even those who are guilty; they will escape because of the cleanness of your hands.”
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.
Whoever belittles another lacks sense, but an intelligent person remains silent.
When a land rebels it has many rulers; but with an intelligent person, honesty endures.
Now 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 placed among our members as a world of iniquity; it stains the whole body, sets on fire the cycle of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.