Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)

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Blessings belong to 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

A wise heart accepts commands,(A)
but foolish lips will be destroyed.

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A heart of wisdom will heed commandments,
    but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

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

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10 A sly wink of the eye(A) causes grief,
and foolish lips will be destroyed.

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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10 The winking of an eye causes[a] trouble,
    and the foolishness of lips comes to ruin.
11 A fountain of life is a mouth of righteousness,
    and a mouth of wickedness conceals violence.

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  1. Proverbs 10:10 Or “gives, sets up”

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 the fool hastens destruction.(A)

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14 Those who are wise lay up knowledge,
    but to the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.

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

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

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With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor,
    but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

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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 deadly ambush,(A)
but the speech of the upright rescues them.(B)

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The words of the wicked are an ambush of blood,
    but the mouth of the upright delivers 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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The proud speech of a fool brings a rod of discipline,[a]
but the lips of the wise protect them.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:3 Some emend to In the mouth of a fool is a rod for his back

In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride,
    but the lips of the wise preserve them.

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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 makes knowledge attractive,
but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.(A)

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The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge,
    but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.

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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 broadcast knowledge,
but not so the heart of fools.

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The lips of the wise will spread knowledge,
    but the heart[a] of fools, not so.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:7 Or “mind”

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

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