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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
    but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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

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The wise in heart accept commandments,
    but a chattering fool will fall.

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

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10 One winking with the eye causes sorrow,
    but a chattering fool will fall.
11 The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life,
    but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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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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14 Wise men lay up knowledge,
    but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

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14 The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.(A)

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With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
    but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.

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

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The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood,
    but the speech of the upright rescues them.

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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 fool’s talk brings a rod to his back,
    but the lips of the wise protect them.

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

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
    but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

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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 lips of the wise spread knowledge;
    not so with the heart of fools.

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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 spread knowledge;
    not so with the heart of fools.

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The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge,
but not so the heart of fools.

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23 The heart of the wise instructs his mouth,
    and adds learning to his lips.

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23 The heart of a wise person instructs his mouth;
it adds learning to his speech.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 16:23 Lit learning upon his lips

A fool’s lips come into strife,
    and his mouth invites beatings.
A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
    and his lips are a snare to his soul.

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A fool’s lips lead to strife,
and his mouth provokes a beating.(A)

A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.(B)

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