Proverbs 10:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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  • Prov 10:6 : 6 Blessings are upon the head of the just, but violence covers 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 him up. 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 you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account for in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.
  • Eph 4:29 : 29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.
  • Prov 10:20-21 : 20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver, the heart of the wicked is of little worth. 21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.
  • Prov 10:32 : 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversity.
  • Ps 37:30-31 : 30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of justice. 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 its mouth.
  • Prov 15:7 : 7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the heart of the foolish does not.
  • Prov 16:22-24 : 22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly. 23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips. 24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and health to the bones.
  • Jas 3:5-8 : 5 Even so, the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindles! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of beast, and of bird, and of serpent, and of things in the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But no man can tame the tongue; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:6-7
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    6Blessings are upon the head of the just, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

    7The memory of the just is blessed, but the name of the wicked shall rot.

  • Prov 10:31-32
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    83%

    31The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

    32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversity.

  • Ps 37:30
    80%

    30The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of justice.

  • Prov 15:28
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    28The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

  • Prov 13:2-3
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    2A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

    3He who guards his mouth keeps his life, but he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

  • Prov 12:5-6
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    5The thoughts of the righteous are right, but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

    6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

  • Prov 10:19-21
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    77%

    19In the multitude of words, there is no lack of sin, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

    20The tongue of the just is as choice silver, the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

    21The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.

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

  • Prov 15:2
    75%

    2The tongue of the wise uses knowledge appropriately, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.

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

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

  • Prov 25:26
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    26A righteous man who falters before the wicked is like a troubled fountain and a corrupt spring.

  • Prov 10:12
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    12Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.

  • Prov 15:4
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    4A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a break in the spirit.

  • Prov 11:9-11
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    9A hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the just shall be delivered.

    10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there is celebration.

    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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    10He who winks with the eye causes sorrow, but a prating fool shall fall.

  • Prov 8:7
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    7For my mouth will speak truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

  • Prov 12:12-14
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    12The wicked desires the catch of evil men, but the root of the righteous yields fruit.

    13The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the just will come out of trouble.

    14A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered to him.

  • Ps 10:7
    73%

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

  • Prov 16:10
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    10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth does not transgress in judgment.

  • Prov 10:16
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    16The labor of the righteous tends to life, the fruit of the wicked to sin.

  • Prov 10:14
    73%

    14Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the heart of the foolish does not.

  • Rom 3:14
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    14'Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.'

  • Prov 14:3
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    3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

  • Prov 21:23
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    23Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

  • Prov 16:13
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    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks what is right.

  • Prov 11:30
    72%

    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

  • 1 Pet 3:10
    72%

    10For he who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.

  • Jas 3:10
    72%

    10Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

  • Prov 12:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17He who speaks truth declares righteousness, but a false witness deceit.

    18There are those who speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

  • Prov 16:23
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    23The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds 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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    28An ungodly witness scorns judgment, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

  • Prov 18:20
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    20A man's stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; he will be filled with the produce of his lips.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool utters all his mind; but a wise man keeps it in till afterward.

  • Ps 34:13
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    13Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.

  • Prov 18:7
    71%

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