Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
A fountain of life [is] a mouth of righteousness, and a mouth of wickedness conceals violence.
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Holman Bible
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
International Standard Version
What the righteous say is a flowing fountain, but what the wicked say conceals violence.
A Conservative Version
The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
American Standard Version
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Amplified
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life and his words of wisdom are a source of blessing,
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence and evil.
Bible in Basic English
The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.
Darby Translation
The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
Julia Smith Translation
A fountain of life the mouth of the just one: and violence shall cover the mouth of the unjust
King James 2000
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Modern King James verseion
The mouth of a righteous one is a well of life; but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life; but the mouth of the ungodly is past shame, and presumptuous.
NET Bible
The teaching of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.
New Heart English Bible
The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
The Emphasized Bible
A well-spring of life, is the mouth of the righteous, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth wrong.
Webster
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
World English Bible
The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Youngs Literal Translation
A fountain of life is the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 10:11
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Context Readings
Proverbs Concerning The Mouth
10 The winking of an eye causes 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. 12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers over all offenses.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:6
Blessings [belong] to the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 13:14
The teaching of the wise [is] a fountain of life, [in order] to avoid the snares of death.
Proverbs 18:4
Deep waters [are] words of the mouth of a man; a gushing stream [is] a fountain of wisdom.
Psalm 37:30-31
[The] mouth of [the] righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
Psalm 107:42
[The] upright see [it] and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
Proverbs 10:20-21
Choice silver is a tongue of righteousness, a heart of wickedness is {of little worth}.
Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the righteous know [the] acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, the perverse.
Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise will spread knowledge, but the heart of fools, not so.
Proverbs 16:22-24
A fountain of life is wisdom for its owner, but the instruction of fools is folly.
Proverbs 20:15
There is gold and many costly stones, but precious jewels are lips of knowledge.
Ecclesiastes 10:12-14
The wise man [wins] favor by the words of his mouth, but the fool is devoured by his own lips.
Matthew 12:34-37
Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say good things [when you] are evil? For from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Ephesians 4:29
{No rotten word must proceed} from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear,
James 3:5-8
So also the tongue is a small member [of the body] and boasts great [things]. Behold how small a fire sets ablaze how great a forest!