21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

21 The words of the godly encourage many,

but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,

But fools die for lack of wisdom.

21 Good people’s words will help many others,

but fools will die because they don’t have wisdom.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many;

But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

21 The lips of a righteous man feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.

21 The lips of a righteous person feed many, 

but stubborn fools die because they have no sense. 

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

21 Lips of righteousness feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

21 The words of those who do right benefit many people.

But those who are foolish die because they have no sense.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,

But fools die for lack of understanding.