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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 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

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

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

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

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

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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 about lying in wait for blood,
    but the speech of the upright rescues 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 fool’s talk brings a rod to his back,
    but the lips of the wise protect 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 commends knowledge,
    but the mouth of fools gush 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 spread knowledge;
    not so with the heart of fools.

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

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

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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 hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent,(A)
    and their lips promote instruction.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:23 Or prudent / and make their lips persuasive

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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The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.(A)

The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(B) to their very lives.(C)

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