Proverbs 18:21
English Standard Version
21 (A)Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Proverbs 18:21
New International Version
Proverbs 26:21
English Standard Version
21 As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
so is (A)a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
Proverbs 26:21
New International Version
21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.(A)
Proverbs 25:18
English Standard Version
18 A man who (A)bears false witness against his neighbor
is like a war club, or (B)a sword, or a sharp arrow.
Proverbs 25:18
New International Version
18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.(A)
Proverbs 16:27
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:27 Hebrew what is on his lips
Proverbs 16:27
New International Version
Proverbs 12:6
English Standard Version
Proverbs 12:6
New International Version
6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
but the speech of the upright rescues them.(A)
Proverbs 11:9
English Standard Version
9 With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,
but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
Proverbs 11:9
New International Version
9 With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
but through knowledge the righteous escape.(A)
Proverbs 10:14
English Standard Version
Proverbs 10:14
New International Version
Proverbs 10:11
English Standard Version
11 (A)The mouth of the righteous is (B)a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked (C)conceals violence.
Proverbs 10:11
New International Version
Proverbs 10:21
English Standard Version
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for (A)lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:21
New International Version
21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,
but fools die for lack of sense.(A)
Proverbs 12:18
English Standard Version
18 (A)There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings (B)healing.
Proverbs 12:18
New International Version
Proverbs 14:25
English Standard Version
25 A truthful witness saves lives,
but one who (A)breathes out lies is deceitful.
Proverbs 14:25
New International Version
25 A truthful witness saves lives,
but a false witness is deceitful.(A)
Proverbs 16:14
English Standard Version
Proverbs 16:14
New International Version
Proverbs 25:11
English Standard Version
11 (A)A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
Proverbs 25:11
New International Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:11 Or possibly apricots
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