Proverbs 10:11
There is a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; but destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
LXX2012 (British)
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
12Hatred stirs up strife; but affection covers all that do not love strife.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:6The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but untimely grief shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
Proverbs 10:32The lips of just men drop grace: but the mouth of the ungodly is perverse.
Proverbs 15:4+ 15:4 Gr. the healing of the tongue. The wholesome tongue is a tree of life, and he that keeps it shall be filled with + 15:4 Gr. spirit. understanding.
Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessors; but the instruction of fools is evil.
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 →