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Proverbs 10:11

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

KJV

Vena vitæ os justi, et os impiorum operit iniquitatem.

Vulgate

πηγὴ ζωῆς ἐν χειρὶ δικαίου, στόμα δὲ ἀσεβοῦς καλύψει ἀπώλεια.

LXX

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

ASV

מְק֣וֹר חַ֭יִּים פִּ֣י צַדִּ֑יק וּ/פִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְכַסֶּ֥ה חָמָֽס

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

חַי
chy
verb · 502×
חָמָ֖ס
chms
noun · 59×
י
y
noun · 496×
מְכַסֶּ֣ה
mksh
verb · 152×
מְק֣וֹר
mqvr
noun · 17×
צַדִּ֑יק
tsdyq
adjective · 199×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 12:13 — And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
  • Eccl 10:12 — The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
  • Eph 4:29 — 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.
  • Jas 3:5 — Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
  • John 7:38 — He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
  • Matt 12:34 — O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
  • Prov 10:6 — Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
  • Prov 10:6 — Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
  • Prov 10:20 — The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
  • Prov 10:32 — The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
  • Prov 13:2 — A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
  • Prov 13:14 — The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
  • Prov 13:14 — The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
  • Prov 15:7 — The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
  • Prov 16:22 — Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
  • Prov 16:22 — Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
  • Prov 18:4 — The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
  • Prov 18:4 — The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
  • Prov 20:15 — There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
  • Ps 37:30 — The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
  • Ps 107:42 — The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
  • Ps 107:42 — The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
  • Ps 140:9 — As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.