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Proverbs 11:9

With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

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ASV

With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbor; But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

KJV

An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בְּפֶ֗הbe.Pehby [the] mouthH6310 →
חָ֭נֵףCha.nefa godless [person]H2611 →
יַשְׁחִ֣תyash.Chithe ruinsH7843 →
רֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huneighbor hisH7453 →
וּ֝בְדַ֗עַתu.ve.Da.'atand by knowledgeH1847 →
צַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.Kimrighteous [people]H6662 →
יֵחָלֵֽצוּ׃ye.cha.Le.tzuthey are deliveredH2502 →

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Proverbs 2:10–16For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.Proverbs 4:5–6Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.1 John 2:27And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.1 John 2:21I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.1 Timothy 4:1–3Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,Psalms 55:12For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.Psalms 55:20–21My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.Job 8:13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.2 Peter 3:16–18He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.2 Peter 2:1–3Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.Acts 20:30Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.Proverbs 6:23–24For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,2 Corinthians 11:13–15For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.Job 34:30that godless men should not rule or lay snares for the people.Matthew 15:5–14But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’Matthew 7:15Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.1 Kings 22:6So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”1 Kings 22:20–23And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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