Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of the righteous person is a water spring of life, 1 but the mouth of the wicked covers up violence. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 conflicts, 1 but love covers over all offenses. 1
Cross References
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous person speaks wisdom 1 and increases justice. 1
Proverbs 10:6Gifts from God are upon the head of the righteous person, 1 but the mouth of the wicked covers up violence. 1
Proverbs 10:32The lips of the righteous person know what is acceptable, 1 but the mouth of the wicked, they know what is perverse.
Proverbs 15:4A healing tongue is a tree of life, 1 but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. 1
Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, 1 but the instruction of fools is their foolishness. 1
Proverbs 20:15There is gold and an abundance of costly stones, 1 but lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. 1
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 →