Proverbs 11:9

Proverbs 11:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
• New International Version (NIV)With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
• English Standard Version (ESV)With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

Context of Proverbs 11:9

7When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish; and the hope of evil [men] perisheth. 8The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. With his mouth a hypocrite destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge are the righteous delivered. 10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; and when the wicked perish, there is shouting. 11By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 11:9 word by word

בְּפֶ֗ה חָ֭נֵף יַשְׁחִ֣ת רֵעֵ֑הוּ וּ֝בְדַ֗עַת צַדִּיקִ֥ים יֵחָלֵֽצוּ׃Read the interlinear

• mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• knowledgeדַּ֫עַתda‛ath · knowledgeH1847
• righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662

Cross-references for Proverbs 11:9

• 1 Kings 13:18And he said to him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spoke to me by the word of Jehovah saying, Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread and drink water. He lied unto him.
• 1 Kings 22:6And the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and said to them, Shall I go against Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up, and the Lord will give it into the king's hand.
• Job 8:13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the profane man's hope shall perish,
• Job 34:30That the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared.
• Psalms 55:12For it is not an enemy that hath reproached me — then could I have borne it; neither is it he that hateth me that hath magnified [himself] against me — then would I have hidden myself from him;
• Matthew 7:15But beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravening wolves.
• Matthew 15:5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever [it be] by which [received] from me thou wouldest be profited:
• Acts 20:30and from among your own selves shall rise up men speaking perverted things to draw away the disciples after them.
• 2 Corinthians 11:13For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:8and then the lawless one shall be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus shall consume with the breath of his mouth, and shall annul by the appearing of his coming;
• 1 Timothy 4:1But the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall apostatise from the faith, giving their mind to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons
• 2 Peter 2:1But there were false prophets also among the people, as there shall be also among you false teachers, who shall bring in by the bye destructive heresies, and deny the master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction;
• Proverbs 2:10When wisdom entereth into thy heart and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul,
• Proverbs 4:5Get wisdom, get intelligence: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
• Proverbs 6:23For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
• Matthew 13:14and in them is filled up the prophecy of Esaias, which says, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and beholding ye shall behold and not see;

Commentaries on Proverbs 11:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9A hypocrite with his mouth - חנף chaneph might be better translated infidel than hypocrite. The latter is one that pretends to religion; that uses it for secular purposes. The former is one who disbelieves Divine revelation, and accordingly is polluted, and lives in pollution. This is properly the force of the original word. Such persons deal in calumny and lies, and often thus destroy the character of their neighbor. Besides, they are very zealous in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Through knowledge - Better, By the knowledge of the just, shall they (i. e., the neighbors) be delivered.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9Verse 9 Hypocrites delude men into error and sin by artful objections against the truths of God's word.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. (Compare Psa 35:16; Da 11:32). The just is saved by superior discernment.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 11:9

• Falsehood
• Hypocrisy
• Slander
• Wisdom

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Commentaries on Proverbs 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings