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.

Proverbs 10:11 Cross References

Proverbs 13:14

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

Proverbs 10:6

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

Proverbs 18:4

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

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.

Proverbs 20:15

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

Proverbs 15:7

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

Proverbs 10:32

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

Psalm 107:42

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

Proverbs 15:4

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