Proverbs 11:9
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11:9With his speech23 the godless person24 destroys25 his neighbor,
but by knowledge26 the righteous will be delivered.
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- 23 Heb “with his mouth.” The term פֶּה (peh, “mouth”) functions as a metonymy of cause for speech.
- 24 The Hebrew word originally meant “impious, godless, polluted, profane.” It later developed the idea of a “hypocrite” (Dan 11:32), one who conceals his evil under the appearance of godliness or kindness. This one is a false flatterer.
- 25 The verb שָׁחַת (shakhat) means “to destroy; to ruin” (e.g., the destruction of Sodom in Gen 13:10). The imperfect tense is probably not an habitual imperfect (because the second colon shows exceptions), but probably a progressive imperfect (“this goes on”) or potential imperfect (“they can do this”).
- 26 The antithetical proverb states that a righteous person can escape devastating slander through knowledge. The righteous will have sufficient knowledge and perception to see through the hypocrisy and avoid its effect.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,
but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
but through knowledge the righteous escape.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
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NLTNew Living Translation
With their words, the godless destroy their friends,
but knowledge will rescue the righteous.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor,
but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
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KJV 1900King James Version
An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour:
But through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
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