Proverbs 11:9
7 When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
8 The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
10 When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
- KJV
- An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
- WEB
- With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
- ASV
- With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbor; But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.
- DARBY
- With his mouth a hypocrite destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge are the righteous delivered.
- BLB
- With the mouth a godless one destroys his neighbor, and with knowledge righteous ones will be delivered.
- ÅB
- Med munnen ødelegger den gudløse sin neste, men ved sin kunnskap utfries de rettferdige.
- OTB
- Med sine munner ødelegger de gudløse sine naboer, men gjennom kunnskap finner de rettferdige befrielse.
- B1930
- Med munnen ødelegger den gudløse sin næste, men ved sin kunnskap utfries de rettferdige.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 2:10–16
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
Read in contextProverbs 4:5–6
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
Read in context1 John 2:27
And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
Read in context1 Timothy 4:1–3
Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
Read in contextPsalms 55:20–21
My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
Read in context2 Corinthians 11:13–15
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
Read in context2 Peter 3:16–18
He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
Read in context1 John 2:21
I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.
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