Proverbs 10:11
Modern English Version
11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:11
21st Century King James Version
11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
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Proverbs 15:4
Modern English Version
4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
but perverseness in it crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 15:4
21st Century King James Version
4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
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Proverbs 15:23
Modern English Version
23 A man has joy by the answer of his mouth,
and a word spoken in due season, how good it is!
Proverbs 15:23
21st Century King James Version
23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word spoken in due season — how good it is!
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Proverbs 16:23-24
Modern English Version
23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth,
and adds learning to his lips.
24 Pleasant words are as a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and health to the bones.
Proverbs 16:23-24
21st Century King James Version
23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
24 Pleasant words are as a honeycomb: sweet to the soul and health to the bones.
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Proverbs 18:4
Modern English Version
4 The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters,
and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:4
21st Century King James Version
4 The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
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Proverbs 18:21
Modern English Version
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 18:21
21st Century King James Version
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
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Proverbs 26:23
Modern English Version
23 Burning lips and a wicked heart
are like earthenware covered with silver dross.
Proverbs 26:23
21st Century King James Version
23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
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