Proverbs 10:11 - The Scriptures 1998

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, But violence covers the mouth of the wrong.

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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

Psalm 107:42

The straight ones see, and rejoice, And all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, But the mouth of the wrong speaks perverseness.

Proverbs 10:6

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wrong.

Proverbs 13:14

The Torah of the wise is a fountain of life, Turning one away from the snares of death.

Proverbs 15:4

A healing tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, But the heart of fools is not so.

Proverbs 18:4

The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The fountain of wisdom is a flowing stream.

Proverbs 20:15

There is gold and a multitude of rubies, But the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt word come out of your mouth, but only such as is good for the use of building up, so as to impart what is pleasant to the hearers.