Proverbs 11:9-11

New International Version

⁹ With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
    but through knowledge the righteous escape.^(A)

¹⁰ When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;^(B)
    when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.^(C)

¹¹ Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,^(D)
    but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.^(E)