Proverbs 10:11

The Scriptures 2009

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, But violence covers the mouth of the wrong.

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The straight ones see, and rejoice, And all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.

The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, But the mouth of the wrong speaks perverseness.

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wrong.

The Torah of the wise is a fountain of life, Turning one away from the snares of death.

A healing tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it crushes the spirit.

The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, But the heart of fools is not so.

The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The fountain of wisdom is a flowing stream.

There is gold and a multitude of rubies, But the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.

Let no corrupt word come out of your mouth, but only such as is good for the use of building up, so as to impart what is pleasant to the hearers.