Proverbs 10:11

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ The mouth of a righteous [man is] a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:6 : 6 ¶ Blessings [are] upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
  • Prov 13:14 : 14 ¶ The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
  • Prov 18:4 : 4 ¶ The words of a man's mouth [are as] deep waters, [and] the wellspring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook.
  • Prov 20:15 : 15 ¶ There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge [are] a precious jewel.
  • Eccl 10:12-14 : 12 ¶ The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] foolishness: and the end of his talk [is] mischievous madness. 14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
  • Matt 12:34-37 : 34 ‹O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.› 35 ‹A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.› 36 ‹But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.› 37 ‹For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.›
  • Eph 4:29 : 29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
  • Prov 10:20-21 : 20 ¶ The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver: the heart of the wicked [is] little worth. 21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
  • Prov 10:32 : 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] frowardness.
  • Ps 37:30-31 : 30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. 31 The law of his God [is] in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
  • Ps 107:42 : 42 The righteous shall see [it], and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
  • Prov 15:7 : 7 ¶ The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.
  • Prov 16:22-24 : 22 ¶ Understanding [is] a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools [is] folly. 23 ¶ The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. 24 ¶ Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
  • Jas 3:5-8 : 5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! 6 And the tongue [is] a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. 7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: 8 But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    6¶ Blessings [are] upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

    7¶ The memory of the just [is] blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

  • Prov 10:31-32
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    31¶ The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

    32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] frowardness.

  • Ps 37:30
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    30The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

  • Prov 15:28
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    28¶ The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

  • Prov 13:2-3
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    2¶ A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth: but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence.

    3¶ He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

  • Prov 12:5-6
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    5¶ The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.

    6¶ The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

  • Prov 10:19-21
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    19¶ In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips [is] wise.

    20¶ The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver: the heart of the wicked [is] little worth.

    21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

  • Prov 18:4
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    4¶ The words of a man's mouth [are as] deep waters, [and] the wellspring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2¶ The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
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    12¶ The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

    13The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] foolishness: and the end of his talk [is] mischievous madness.

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    26¶ A righteous man falling down before the wicked [is as] a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

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    12¶ Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

  • Prov 15:4
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    4¶ A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit.

  • Prov 11:9-11
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    9¶ An hypocrite with [his] mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

    10¶ When 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.

  • Prov 10:10
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    10¶ He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

  • Prov 8:7
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    7For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips.

  • Prov 12:12-14
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    12¶ The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].

    13¶ The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

    14¶ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

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    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue [is] mischief and vanity.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10¶ A divine sentence [is] in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

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    16¶ The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

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    14¶ Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction.

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    23¶ The desire of the righteous [is] only good: [but] the expectation of the wicked [is] wrath.

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    7¶ The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.

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    14Whose mouth [is] full of cursing and bitterness:

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    3¶ In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

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    23¶ Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

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    13¶ Righteous lips [are] the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

  • Prov 11:30
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    30¶ The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth souls [is] wise.

  • 1 Pet 3:10
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    10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

  • Jas 3:10
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    10Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

  • Prov 12:17-18
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    17¶ [He that] speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

    18¶ There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.

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    23¶ The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

  • Prov 19:28
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    28¶ An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

  • Prov 18:20
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    20¶ A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; [and] with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

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    11¶ A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards.

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    13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

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    7A fool's mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.