Proverbs 11:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

New Living Translation
With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous.

English Standard Version
With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

Berean Study Bible
With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

New American Standard Bible
With his mouth the godless person destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be rescued.

NASB 1995
With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

NASB 1977
With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

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

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

Contemporary English Version
Dishonest people use gossip to destroy their neighbors; good people are protected by their own good sense.

Good News Translation
You can be ruined by the talk of godless people, but the wisdom of the righteous can save you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
With his talk a godless person can ruin his neighbor, but righteous people are rescued by knowledge.

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

NET Bible
With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

New King James Version
The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

King James 2000 Bible
A hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

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

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

American King James Version
An hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

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

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

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

English Revised Version
With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

Webster's Bible Translation
A hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbor: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
An hypocrite with his mouth hurteth his neighbour: but the righteous shall be deliuered by knowledge.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
The dissembler with his mouth hurteth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the iust be deliuered.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Thorow ye mouth of ye dyssembler is his neghboure destroyed, but thorow knowlege shal the iust be delyuered.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
A hypocrite corrupts his friend with the mouth, "" And the righteous are drawn out by knowledge.

Young's Literal Translation
With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

Smith's Literal Translation
With the mouth the profane will destroy his neighbor: and by knowledge, shall the just one be delivered.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The dissembler with his mouth deceiveth his friend: but the just shall be delivered by knowledge.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The pretender deceives his friend by mouth. But the just shall be freed by knowledge.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
With his mouth an evil one destroys his neighbor, and by knowledge the righteous shall be strengthened.

Lamsa Bible
With his mouth a wicked man destroys his neighbor; but through knowledge shall the righteous be strengthened.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
With his mouth the impious man destroyeth his neighbour; But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens: but the understanding of righteous men is prosperous.
















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