God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 11:11
11With the blessing of decent people a city is raised up, but by the words of wicked people, it is torn down.
Proverbs 11:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
- New International Version (NIV)Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.
- New King James Version (NKJV)By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Context of Proverbs 11:11
9With his talk a godless person can ruin his neighbor, but righteous people are rescued by knowledge. 10When righteous people prosper, a city is glad. When wicked people die, there are songs of joy. With the blessing of decent people a city is raised up, but by the words of wicked people, it is torn down. 12A person who despises a neighbor has no sense, but a person who has understanding keeps quiet. 13Whoever gossips gives away secrets, but whoever is trustworthy in spirit can keep a secret.
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:11 word by word
בְּבִרְכַּ֣ת יְ֭שָׁרִים תָּר֣וּם קָ֑רֶת וּבְפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים תֵּהָרֵֽס׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:11
- Proverbs 14:34Righteousness lifts up a nation, but sin is a disgrace in any society.
- Proverbs 29:8Mockers create an uproar in a city, but wise people turn away anger.
- Genesis 41:38So Pharaoh asked his servants, “Can we find anyone like this—a man who has God’s Spirit in him?”
- Genesis 45:8It wasn’t you who sent me here, but God. He has made me ⌞like⌟ a father to Pharaoh, lord over his entire household, and ruler of Egypt.
- 2 Chronicles 32:20Then King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, prayed about this and called to heaven.
- Job 22:30He will rescue one who is not innocent. That person will be rescued by your purity.”
- Ecclesiastes 9:15A poor, wise person was found in that town. He saved the town using his wisdom. But no one remembered that poor person.
- 2 Samuel 20:1A good-for-nothing man by the name of Sheba, Bichri’s son, from the tribe of Benjamin happened to be at Gilgal. He blew a ram’s horn ⌞to announce⌟, “We have no share in David’s kingdom. We won’t receive an inheritance from Jesse’s son. Everyone to his own tent, Israel!”
- Esther 3:8Now, Haman told King Xerxes, “Your Majesty, there is a certain nationality scattered among—but separate from—the nationalities in all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws differ from those of all other nationalities. They do not obey your decrees. So it is not in your interest to tolerate them, Your Majesty.
- Esther 9:1On the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month, the king’s command and decree were to be carried out. On that very day, when the enemies of the Jews expected to overpower them, the exact opposite happened: The Jews overpowered those who hated them.
- James 3:6The tongue is that kind of flame. It is a world of evil among the parts of our bodies, and it completely contaminates our bodies. The tongue sets our lives on fire, and is itself set on fire from hell.
Commentaries on Proverbs 11:11
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The blessing of the upright - Probably the prayers which he offers for the good of the city in which he dwells, and which avail to preserve it from destruction (compare Genesis 18:23-33); or “the blessing which God gives the upright.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-11Verses 10-11 Nations prosper when wicked men are cast down.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. The last may be a reason for the first. Together, they set forth the relative moral worth of good and bad men.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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