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11 A fountain of life is a mouth of righteousness,
    and a mouth of wickedness conceals violence.

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

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13 On the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found,
    but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:13 Literally “heart”

13 On the lips of one who has understanding wisdom is found,
    but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.(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 lay up knowledge,
    but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

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20 Choice silver is a tongue of righteousness,
    a heart[a] of wickedness is of little worth.[b]
21 Lips of righteousness feed many,
    but fools die for lack of sense.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:20 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 10:20 Literally “like a little”
  3. Proverbs 10:21 Literally “in the lack of heart, they die”

20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
    the mind of the wicked is of little worth.(A)
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
    but fools die for lack of sense.

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31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
    but a tongue of perversity will be cut off.
32 The lips of the righteous know the acceptable,
    but the mouth of the wicked, the perverse.

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31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
    but the perverse tongue will be cut off.(A)
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
    but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.

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