Proverbs 9:7-9
English Standard Version
7 Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,
and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.
8 (A)Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
(B)reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
9 Give instruction[a] to a wise man, and he will be (C)still wiser;
teach a righteous man, and he will (D)increase in learning.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:9 Hebrew lacks instruction
Proverbs 9:7-9
Lexham English Bible
7 He who corrects a scoffer gains abuse for himself,
and he who rebukes the wicked gets hurt.[a]
8 Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you;
rebuke the wise and he will love you.
9 Give to a wise one and he will become more wise;
teach[b] a righteous one and he will increase learning.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:7 Literally “abuse him”
- Proverbs 9:9 Literally “make known to”
Proverbs 10:10-11
English Standard Version
10 Whoever (A)winks the eye causes trouble,
and a babbling fool will come to ruin.
11 (B)The mouth of the righteous is (C)a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked (D)conceals violence.
Proverbs 10:10-11
Lexham English Bible
10 The winking of an eye causes[a] trouble,
and the foolishness of lips comes to ruin.
11 A fountain of life is a mouth of righteousness,
and a mouth of wickedness conceals violence.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:10 Or “gives, sets up”
Proverbs 10:13-14
English Standard Version
13 On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found,
but (A)a rod is for the back of him who (B)lacks sense.
14 The wise (C)lay up knowledge,
but (D)the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
Proverbs 10:13-14
Lexham English Bible
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]
14 Those who are wise lay up knowledge,
but to the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:13 Literally “heart”
Proverbs 10:13-14
English Standard Version
13 On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found,
but (A)a rod is for the back of him who (B)lacks sense.
14 The wise (C)lay up knowledge,
but (D)the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
Proverbs 10:13-14
Lexham English Bible
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]
14 Those who are wise lay up knowledge,
but to the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:13 Literally “heart”
Proverbs 11:13
English Standard Version
13 Whoever (A)goes about slandering reveals secrets,
but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
Proverbs 11:13
Lexham English Bible
13 A gossip walks about telling a secret,
but the trustworthy in spirit keeps the matter.
Proverbs 12:13-14
English Standard Version
13 An evil man is ensnared (A)by the transgression of his lips,[a]
(B)but the righteous escapes from trouble.
14 From the fruit of his mouth (C)a man is satisfied with good,
(D)and the work of a man's hand comes back to him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:13 Or In the transgression of the lips, there is an evil snare
Proverbs 12:13-14
Lexham English Bible
13 By the transgression of lips, evil is ensnared,
but the righteous escapes from trouble.
14 From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he is filled with good,
and the reward of a man’s labor[a] will return to him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:14 Literally “the hands of a man”
Proverbs 12:16-19
English Standard Version
16 (A)The vexation of a fool is known at once,
but the prudent ignores an insult.
17 (B)Whoever speaks[a] the truth gives honest evidence,
but (C)a false witness utters deceit.
18 (D)There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings (E)healing.
19 Truthful lips endure forever,
but (F)a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:17 Hebrew breathes out
Proverbs 12:16-19
Lexham English Bible
16 As for a fool, on that very day[a] he makes his anger known,
but he who ignores an insult is prudent.
17 He who will speak truth will reveal righteousness,
but the witness of falsehood, deceit.
18 There is one who speaks rashly, like the thrust of a sword,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
19 A lip of truth endures forever,
but a tongue of deception lasts only a moment.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:16 Literally “on the day”
Proverbs 12:22-23
Lexham English Bible
22 An abomination of Yahweh are lips of deceit,
but they who act faithfully are his delight.
23 A clever person conceals knowledge,
but the heart[a] of a fool[b] announces folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:23 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 12:23 Hebrew “fools”
Proverbs 12:25
English Standard Version
25 (A)Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down,
but a good word makes him glad.
Proverbs 12:25
Lexham English Bible
25 Anxiety in the heart[a] of a man will weigh him down,
but a good word will cheer him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:25 Or “mind”
Proverbs 13:2-3
Lexham English Bible
2 From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he shall eat what is good,
but the desire[a] of the treacherous, wrongdoing.
3 He who keeps his mouth guards his life;[b]
he who opens his lips, ruin belongs to him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:2 Or “soul”
- Proverbs 13:3 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 14:3
English Standard Version
3 By the mouth of a fool comes (A)a rod for his back,[a]
(B)but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:3 Or In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride
Proverbs 14:3
Lexham English Bible
3 In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride,
but the lips of the wise preserve them.
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