English Standard Version
Proverbs 11:9
9With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
- New Living Translation (NLT)With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous.
Context of Proverbs 11:9
7When the wicked dies, his hope will perish, and the expectation of wealth perishes too. 8The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead. With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. 10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness. 11By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.
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בְּפֶ֗ה חָ֭נֵף יַשְׁחִ֣ת רֵעֵ֑הוּ וּ֝בְדַ֗עַת צַדִּיקִ֥ים יֵחָלֵֽצוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:9
- 1 Kings 13:18And he said to him, "I also am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, 'Bring him back with you into your house that he may eat bread and drink water.'" But he lied to him.
- 1 Kings 22:6Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall I go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?" And they said, "Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king."
- Job 8:13Such are the paths of all who forget God; the hope of the godless shall perish.
- Job 34:30that a godless man should not reign, that he should not ensnare the people.
- Psalms 55:12For it is not an enemy who taunts me— then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me— then I could hide from him.
- Matthew 7:15"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
- Matthew 15:5But you say, 'If anyone tells his father or his mother, "What you would have gained from me is given to God,"
- Acts 20:30and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.
- 2 Corinthians 11:13For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming.
- 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,
- 2 Peter 2:1But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
- Proverbs 2:10for wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
- Proverbs 4:5Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
- Proverbs 6:23For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
- Matthew 13:14Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: "'"You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive."
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
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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
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