Proverbs 11:9

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

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With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbour, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.

BSB

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

KJV

An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

ASV

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

BBE

With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

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Matthew Henry · Verse 9

Hypocrites delude men into error and sin by artful objections against the truths of God's word.

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.