Proverbs 10:11
What good people say is a spring that gives life, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
In Context
10People who wink slyly cause trouble, but someone who gives a strong rebuke brings peace.
12Hatred causes conflict, but love covers all wrongs.
Cross References
Psalms 37:30People who do right give good advice, explaining what is fair.
Proverbs 10:6Those who are good are blessed, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.
Proverbs 10:32Good people know the right thing to say, but the wicked always lie.
Proverbs 15:4Gentle words are a source of life, but telling lies does a lot of damage.
Proverbs 16:22If you have good sense it will be a fountain of life to you, but stupid people are punished by their stupidity.
Proverbs 20:15There's gold and plenty of expensive gemstones, but talking sense is a more valuable jewel.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:11
10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall. Mischief is here said to attend, 1. Politic, designing, self-disguising sinners: He that winks with the eye, as if he took no notice of you, when at the same time he is watching an opportunity to do you an ill turn, that makes signs to his accomplices when to come into assist him in executing his wicked projects, which are all carried on by trick and artifice, causes sorrow both to others and to himself. Ingenuity will be no excuse for… Read the whole commentary →