Proverbs 10:11 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life: But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ The mouth of the [uncompromisingly] righteous man is a well of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Common English Bible

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ The mouth of the just is a vein of life. And the mouth of the impious covers iniquity.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹¹ The mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity.

Proverbs 10:11 Cross References

Psalm 107:42

The upright shall see it, and be glad; And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: But the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

Proverbs 10:6

Blessings are upon the head of the righteous: But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 13:14

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To depart from the snares of death.

Proverbs 15:4

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: But the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

Proverbs 18:4

The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.

Proverbs 20:15

There is gold, and abundance of rubies: But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.