Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life,but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
New Heart English 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
10One winking with the eye causes sorrow,but a chattering fool will fall.
12Hatred stirs up strife,but love covers all wrongs.
Cross References
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.His tongue speaks justice.
Proverbs 10:6Blessings are on the head of the righteous,but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
Proverbs 15:4A gentle tongue is a tree of life,but deceit in it crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it,but the punishment of fools is their folly.
Proverbs 20:15There is gold and abundance of rubies;but the lips of knowledge are a rare 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 →