So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
Proverbs 11:11 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. More versionsKing 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 now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
He shall deliver even him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thine hands.
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: And when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
He that despiseth his neighbour is void of wisdom: But a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: But by men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.