Proverbs 11:11

New King James Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 45:8

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

2 Samuel 20:1

And there happened to be there a rebel, whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite. And he blew a trumpet, and said: “We have no share in David, Nor do we have 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; Yes, 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 jubilation.

Proverbs 11:12

He who is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor, But a man of understanding holds his peace.

Proverbs 14:34

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

Proverbs 28:2

Because of the transgression of a land, many are its princes; But by a man of understanding and knowledge Right will be prolonged.

Proverbs 29:8

Scoffers set a city aflame, But wise men turn away wrath.

Ecclesiastes 9:15

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

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.