God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 11:9
9With his talk a godless person can ruin his neighbor, but righteous people are rescued by knowledge.
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
7At the death of a wicked person, hope vanishes. Moreover, his confidence in strength vanishes. 8A righteous person is rescued from trouble, and a wicked person takes his place. With 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. 11With the blessing of decent people a city is raised up, but by the words of wicked people, it is torn down.
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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 13:18The old prophet said, “I’m also a prophet, like you. An angel spoke the Lord’s word to me. He said, ‘Bring him home with you so that he may have something to eat and drink.’ ” (But the old prophet was lying.)
- 1 Kings 22:6So the king of Israel called 400 prophets together. He asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth in Gilead or not?” “Go,” they said. “The Lord will hand over Ramoth to you.”
- Job 8:13The same thing happens to all who forget God. The hope of the godless dies.
- Job 34:30⌞He does this⌟ so that godless people cannot rule and so that they cannot trap people.
- Psalms 55:12If an enemy had insulted me, then I could bear it. If someone who hated me had attacked me, then I could hide from him.
- Matthew 7:15“Beware of false prophets. They come to you disguised as sheep, but in their hearts they are vicious wolves.
- Matthew 15:5But you say that whoever tells his father or mother, ‘I have given to God whatever support you might have received from me,’
- Acts 20:30Some of your own men will come forward and say things that distort the truth. They will do this to lure disciples into following them.
- 2 Corinthians 11:13People who brag like this are false apostles. They are dishonest workers, since they disguise themselves as Christ’s apostles.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8Then the man of sin will be revealed and the Lord Jesus will destroy him by what he says. When the Lord Jesus comes, his appearance will put an end to this man.
- 1 Timothy 4:1The Spirit says clearly that in later times some believers will desert the Christian faith. They will follow spirits that deceive, and they will believe the teachings of demons.
- 2 Peter 2:1False prophets were among God’s people ⌞in the past⌟, as false teachers will be among you. They will secretly bring in their own destructive teachings. They will deny the Lord, who has bought them, and they will bring themselves swift destruction.
- Proverbs 2:10Wisdom will come into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
- Proverbs 4:5Acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding. Do not forget. Do not turn away from the words that I have spoken.
- Proverbs 6:23because the command is a lamp, the teachings are a light, and the warnings from discipline are the path of life
- Matthew 13:14So they make Isaiah’s prophecy come true: ‘You will hear clearly but never understand. You will see clearly but never comprehend.
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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