Proverbs 11:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Dishonest people use gossip to destroy their neighbours; good people are protected by their own good sense.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:6

Ahab sent for about four hundred prophets and asked, “Should I attack the Syrians at Ramoth?” “Yes!” the prophets answered. “The Lord will help you defeat them.”

Job 34:30

But still, he punishes rulers who abuse their people.

Job 8:13

Such is the hopeless future of all who turn from God

Psalm 55:12

My enemies are not the ones who sneer and make fun. I could put up with that or even hide from them.

Proverbs 11:6

Honesty can keep you safe, but if you can't be trusted, you trap yourself.

Proverbs 11:8

Trouble goes right past the LORD's people and strikes the wicked.

Proverbs 16:29

Don't trust violent people. They will mislead you to do the wrong thing.

Matthew 7:15

Watch out for false prophets! They dress up like sheep, but inside they are wolves who have come to attack you.

Mark 13:14

Some day you will see that “Horrible Thing” where it should not be. Everyone who reads this must try to understand! If you are living in Judea at that time, run to the mountains.

Acts 20:30

Some of your own people will tell lies to win over the Lord's followers.

1 John 2:21

I did not need to write to you about the truth, since you already know it. You also know that liars do not belong to the truth.

1 John 2:27

But Christ has blessed you with the Holy Spirit. Now the Spirit stays in you, and you don't need any teachers. The Spirit is truthful and teaches you everything. So stay united in your heart with Christ, just as the Spirit has taught you to do.