Proverbs 11:11

New International Version

Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.

Cross References

Genesis 45:8

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

2 Samuel 20:1

Now a troublemaker named Sheba son of Bikri, a Benjamite, happened to be there. He sounded the trumpet and shouted, “We have no share in David, no part in Jesse’s son! Every man to his tent, Israel!”

Job 22:30

He will deliver even one who is not innocent, who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”

Proverbs 11:10

When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

Proverbs 11:12

Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.

Proverbs 14:34

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.

Proverbs 28:2

When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.

Proverbs 29:8

Mockers stir up a city, but the wise turn away anger.

Ecclesiastes 9:15

Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man.

James 3:6

The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.