Proverbs 11:11

Modern English Version

By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.

Cross References

Genesis 45:8

“So now it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh and lord of his entire household and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

2 Samuel 20:1

There happened to be a worthless man there whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite. He sounded the trumpet and said, “We have no share in David, nor do we have an inheritance in the son of Jesse; every man to his tents, O Israel.”

Job 22:30

He will even deliver one who is not innocent; he will be delivered by the purity of your hands.”

Proverbs 11:10

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; and when the wicked perish, there is singing.

Proverbs 11:12

He who is devoid of wisdom derides his neighbor, but a man of intelligence remains silent.

Proverbs 14:34

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.

Proverbs 28:2

When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, the state thereof will be prolonged.

Proverbs 29:8

Mockers set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.

Ecclesiastes 9:15

But a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

James 3:6

The tongue is a fire, a world of evil. The tongue is among the parts of the body, defiling the whole body, and setting the course of nature on fire, and it is set on fire by hell.