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Blessings cover the head of the righteous,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence

The skilled mind accepts commands,
    but a foolish talker is ruined.

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The wise in heart accept commands,
    but a chattering fool comes to ruin.(A)

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10 Those who wink an eye bring trouble;
    those who speak foolishly are ruined.
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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10 Whoever winks maliciously(A) causes grief,
    and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(B)
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(C)

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14 The wise store up knowledge,
    but the mouth of a fool brings on ruin.

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14 The wise store up knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.(B)

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The godless destroy their neighbors by their words,
    but the righteous are saved by their knowledge.

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With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
    but through knowledge the righteous escape.(A)

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The words of the wicked are a deathtrap,
    but the speech of those who do right rescues them.

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The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
    but the speech of the upright rescues them.(A)

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Pride sprouts in the mouth of a fool,[a]
    but the lips of the wise protect them.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:3 Heb uncertain

A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride,(A)
    but the lips of the wise protect them.(B)

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The tongue of the wise enhances knowledge,
    but the mouth of a fool gushes with stupidity.

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The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.(B)

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The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
    but the hearts of fools have none.

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The lips of the wise spread knowledge,(A)
    but the hearts of fools are not upright.

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The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
    but the hearts of fools have none.

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The lips of the wise spread knowledge,(A)
    but the hearts of fools are not upright.

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23 The mind of the wise makes their speech insightful
    and enhances the teaching of their lips.

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23 The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent,(A)
    and their lips promote instruction.[a](B)

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  1. Proverbs 16:23 Or prudent / and make their lips persuasive

The lips of fools make accusations;
    their mouths elicit beatings.
The mouth of fools is their ruin;
    their lips are a trap for their lives.

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The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.(A)

The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(B) to their very lives.(C)

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19 Better to be poor and walk in innocence
    than to have dishonest lips and be a fool.

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19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)

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