Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

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

New American Standard Bible

With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

King James Version

An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

International Standard Version

By what he says, the godless person can destroy his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

A Conservative Version

The hypocrite destroys his neighbor with his mouth, but the righteous shall be delivered through knowledge.

American Standard Version

With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbor; But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

Amplified


With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge and discernment the righteous will be rescued.

Bible in Basic English

With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

Darby Translation

With his mouth a hypocrite destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge are the righteous delivered.

Julia Smith Translation

With the mouth the profane will destroy his neighbor: and by knowledge, shall the just one be delivered.

King James 2000

A hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

Lexham Expanded Bible

With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

Modern King James verseion

A hypocrite corrupts his neighbor with his mouth; but through knowledge the just shall be delivered.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Through the mouth of the dissembler is his neighbour destroyed; but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

NET Bible

With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

With the mouth, a profane man destroyeth his neighbour, but, through knowledge, shall righteous men be delivered.

Webster

A hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbor: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חנף 
Chaneph 
Usage: 13

with his mouth
פּה 
Peh 
Usage: 497

שׁחת 
Shachath 
Usage: 146

דּעת 
Da`ath 
Usage: 91

shall the just
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

Verse Info

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

8 The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.
9 With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
10 When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices,
and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.



Cross References

1 Kings 13:18-22

He said to him, “I am also a prophet like you. An angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord: ‘Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water.’” The old prophet deceived him,

1 Kings 22:6

So the king of Israel gathered the prophets, about 400 men, and asked them, “Should I go against Ramoth-gilead for war or should I refrain?”

They replied, “March up, and the Lord will hand it over to the king.”

1 Kings 22:20-23

And the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ So one was saying this and another was saying that.

Job 8:13

Such is the destiny of all who forget God;
the hope of the godless will perish.

Job 34:30

so that godless men should not rule
or ensnare the people.

Psalm 55:12

Now it is not an enemy who insults me—
otherwise I could bear it;
it is not a foe who rises up against me—
otherwise I could hide from him.

Psalm 55:20-21

My friend acts violently
against those at peace with him;
he violates his covenant.

Proverbs 2:10-16

For wisdom will enter your mind,
and knowledge will delight your heart.

Proverbs 4:5-6

Get wisdom, get understanding;
don’t forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 6:23-24

For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light,
and corrective discipline is the way to life.

Matthew 7:15

“Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves.

Matthew 15:5-14

But you say, ‘Whoever tells his father or mother, “Whatever benefit you might have received from me is a gift committed to the temple”—

Mark 13:14

“When you see the abomination that causes desolation standing where it should not” (let the reader understand), “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains!

Mark 13:22-23

For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and will perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

Acts 20:30

And men will rise up from your own number with deviant doctrines to lure the disciples into following them.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

Ephesians 4:13-14

until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, growing into a mature man with a stature measured by Christ’s fullness.

2 Thessalonians 2:8-10

and then the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of His mouth and will bring him to nothing with the brightness of His coming.

1 Timothy 4:1-3

Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

2 Peter 2:1-3

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves.

2 Peter 3:16-18

He speaks about these things in all his letters in which there are some matters that are hard to understand. The untaught and unstable twist them to their own destruction, as they also do with the rest of the Scriptures.

1 John 2:21

I have not written to you because you don’t know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie comes from the truth.

1 John 2:27

The anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you don’t need anyone to teach you. Instead, His anointing teaches you about all things and is true and is not a lie; just as He has taught you, remain in Him.

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