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Proverbs 11:11

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11Good people bless and build up their city,

but the wicked can destroy it with their words.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,

but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,

but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,

but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.

NLTNew Living Translation

Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper,

but the talk of the wicked tears it apart.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

By the blessing of the upright, a city will be exalted,

but by the mouth of the wicked, it will be overthrown.

KJV 1900King James Version

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted:

But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.