It wasn’t your fault that I was sent here. It was God’s plan. God made me like a father to Pharaoh. I am the governor over all his house and over all of Egypt.”
Proverbs 11:11 - Easy To Read Version A city becomes great when the honest people living there give it their blessing. But the things an evil person says can destroy a city. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition By the blessing of the influence of the upright and God's favor [because of them] the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. American Standard Version (1901) By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. Common English Bible A city is honored by the blessing of the virtuous; it is destroyed by the words of the wicked. Catholic Public Domain Version By the blessing of the just, the city shall be exalted. And by the mouth of the impious, it will be subverted. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version By the blessing of the just the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the wicked it shall be overthrown. |
It wasn’t your fault that I was sent here. It was God’s plan. God made me like a father to Pharaoh. I am the governor over all his house and over all of Egypt.”
At that place, there was a man named Sheba son of Bicri. Sheba was a good-for-nothing troublemaker from the family group of Benjamin. Sheba blew a trumpet {to gather the people together}. Then he said,
Then you can help people\par who make mistakes.\par You will pray to God\par and he will forgive those people.\par Why? Because you will be so pure.”\par
When good people are successful, all the city is happy. When evil people are destroyed, people shout with joy.
A person without good sense says bad things about his neighbors. But a wise man knows when to be quiet.
A country filled with people that break the law will have many bad rulers that rule only a short time. But a wise ruler will rule a long time in a country where people understand \{the need to obey the law\}.
People who think they are better than other people can cause much trouble. They can put whole cities into confusion. But people who are wise make peace.
But there was a wise man in that town. That wise man was poor, but he used his wisdom to save his town. After everything was finished, the people forgot about that poor man.
The tongue is like a fire. It is a world of evil among the parts of our body. How? The tongue spreads its evil through our whole body. It starts a fire that influences all of life. The tongue gets this fire from hell.