Wisdom 1:11 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Beware then of unprofitable murmuring, And refrain your tongue from backbiting; Because no secret utterance shall go on its way void, And a mouth that belieth destroyeth a soul. Flere versionerCommon English Bible So guard against useless murmuring. Keep your tongue from speaking ill. Everything you say has some consequence, even if you think that you are speaking in private. A lying mouth destroys the soul. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, keep yourselves from complaining, which benefits nothing, and refrain your tongue from slander, because secret conversation will not pass into nothingness, and the mouth that deceives kills the soul. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Keep yourselves therefore from murmuring, which profiteth nothing, and refrain your tongue from detraction, for an obscure speech shall not go for nought: and the mouth that belieth, killeth the soul. Good News Translation (US Version) So be sure that you do not go around complaining—it does no good—and don't engage in bitter talk. The most secret things you say will have their consequences, and lying will destroy your soul. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Beware then of unprofitable murmuring, and keep your tongue from slander; because no secret utterance will go on its way void, and a lying mouth destroys a soul. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition So stop all useless complaining and fault-finding. Even a faint whisper can cause a problem, and lies are deadly. |