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

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Blessings cover the head of the righteous,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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

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The skilled mind accepts commands,
    but a foolish talker is ruined.

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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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10 Those who wink an eye bring trouble;
    those who speak foolishly are ruined.
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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

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14 The wise store up knowledge,
    but the mouth of a fool brings on ruin.

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

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The godless destroy their neighbors by their words,
    but the righteous are saved by their knowledge.

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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 words of the wicked are a deathtrap,
    but the speech of those who do right rescues 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

Pride sprouts in the mouth of a fool,[a]
    but the lips of the wise protect them.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:3 Heb uncertain

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive,
but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.(A)

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The tongue of the wise enhances knowledge,
    but the mouth of a fool gushes with stupidity.

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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,
    but the hearts of fools have none.

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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,
    but the hearts of fools have none.

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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

23 The mind of the wise makes their speech insightful
    and enhances the teaching of their lips.

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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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The lips of fools make accusations;
    their mouths elicit beatings.
The mouth of fools is their ruin;
    their lips are a trap for their lives.

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