Revised Literal Translation
Proverbs 11:9
9An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be 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.
- 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 unjust men perisheth. 8The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be 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.
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בְּפֶ֗ה חָ֭נֵף יַשְׁחִ֣ת רֵעֵ֑הוּ וּ֝בְדַ֗עַת צַדִּיקִ֥ים יֵחָלֵֽצוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:9
- 1 Kings 13:18He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of Yhwh, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
- 1 Kings 22:6Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
- Job 8:13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
- Job 34:30That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
- Psalms 55:12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
- Matthew 7:15Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
- Matthew 15:5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
- Acts 20:30Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
- 2 Corinthians 11:13For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
- 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
- 2 Peter 2:1But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
- Proverbs 2:10When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
- Proverbs 4:5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
- Proverbs 6:23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
- Matthew 13:14And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not 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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