Proverbs 11:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

With their words hypocrites can destroy their neighbors. But with what they know, good people can escape.

Cross References

1 John 2:27

Christ gave you a special gift. You still have this gift in you. So you don’t need anyone to teach you. The gift he gave you teaches you about everything. It is a true gift, not a false one. So continue to live in Christ, as his gift taught you.

1 John 2:21

Do you think I am writing this letter because you don’t know the truth? No, I am writing because you do know the truth. And you know that no lie comes from the truth.

Acts 20:30

Also, men from your own group will begin to teach things that are wrong. They will lead some of the Lord’s followers away from the truth to follow them.

Psalm 55:12

If it were an enemy insulting me, I could bear it. If it were my enemies attacking me, I could hide.

Matthew 7:15

“Be careful of false prophets. They come to you and look gentle like sheep. But they are really dangerous like wolves.

Job 34:30

He keeps the wicked from ruling so that they will not bring harm to the people.

Job 8:13

People who forget God are like that. Those who oppose him have no hope.

1 Kings 22:6

So Ahab called a meeting of the prophets. There were about 400 prophets at that time. Ahab asked the prophets, “Should I go and attack the Arameans at Ramoth Gilead or not?” The prophets answered Ahab, “Yes, because the Lord will let you defeat Ramoth Gilead.”

Mark 13:14

“You will see ‘the terrible thing that causes destruction.’ You will see this thing standing in the place where it should not be.” (Reader, I trust you understand what this means.) “Everyone in Judea at that time should run away to the mountains.

Proverbs 11:6

Doing right sets honest people free, but people who can’t be trusted are trapped by their greed.

Proverbs 11:8

Good people escape from trouble, but the wicked come along and are trapped by it.

Proverbs 16:29

Cruel people trick their neighbors and make them do wrong.