Proverbs 10:11–14
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,h
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.i
but love covers over all wrongs.j
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,k
but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.l
14 The wise store up knowledge,m
but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.n
Proverbs 10:11–14 — English Standard Version (ESV)
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers all offenses.
13 On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found,
but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.
14 The wise lay up knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
Proverbs 10:11–14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life:
But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes:
But love covereth all sins.
13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found:
But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
14 Wise men lay up knowledge:
But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Proverbs 10:11–14 — New Living Translation (NLT)
11 The words of the godly are a life-giving fountain;
the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.
12 Hatred stirs up quarrels,
but love makes up for all offenses.
13 Wise words come from the lips of people with understanding,
but those lacking sense will be beaten with a rod.
14 Wise people treasure knowledge,
but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.
Proverbs 10:11–14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
11 The mouth of the righteous is a well of life,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers all sins.
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding,
But a rod is for the back of him who is devoid of understanding.
14 Wise people store up knowledge,
But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Proverbs 10:11–14 — New Century Version (NCV)
11 The words of a good person give life, like a fountain of water,
but the words of the wicked contain nothing but violence.
12 Hatred stirs up trouble,
but love forgives all wrongs.
13 Wise people speak with understanding,
but people without wisdom should be punished.
14 The wise don’t tell everything they know,
but the foolish talk too much and are ruined.
Proverbs 10:11–14 — American Standard Version (ASV)
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life;
But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes;
But love covereth all transgressions.
13 In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found;
But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
14 Wise men lay up knowledge;
But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
Proverbs 10:11–14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
11 The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions.
13 In the lips of an intelligent man wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
14 The wise lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the fool is near destruction.
Proverbs 10:11–14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
11 The mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life,
but the mouths of wicked people conceal violence.
12 Hate starts quarrels,
but love covers every wrong.
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of a person who has understanding,
but a rod is for the back of one without sense.
14 Those who are wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of a stubborn fool invites ruin.
Proverbs 10:11–14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
12 Hatred stirs up conflicts,
but love covers all offenses.
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense.
14 The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.
Proverbs 10:11–14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers all offenses.
13 On the lips of one who has understanding wisdom is found,
but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.
14 The wise lay up knowledge,
but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.
Proverbs 10:11–14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
11 A fountain of life is a mouth of righteousness,
and a mouth of wickedness conceals violence.
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers over all offenses.
13 On the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found,
but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.
14 Those who are wise lay up knowledge,
but to the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.
Proverbs 10:11–14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
11 The mouths of those who do right are a fountain of life.
But the trouble caused by what sinners say destroys them.
12 Hate stirs up fights.
But love erases all sins by forgiving them.
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of those who understand what is right.
But those who have no sense are punished.
14 Wise people store up knowledge.
But the mouths of foolish people destroy them.
Proverbs 10:11–14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers all transgressions.
13 On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,
But a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding.
14 Wise men store up knowledge,
But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
Proverbs 10:18–21
18 Whoever conceals hatred with lying lipst
and spreads slander is a fool.
19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
but the prudent hold their tongues.u
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,
but fools die for lack of sense.v
Proverbs 10:18–21 — English Standard Version (ESV)
18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever utters slander is a fool.
19 When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:18–21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips,
And he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin:
But he that refraineth his lips is wise.
20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver:
The heart of the wicked is little worth.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many:
But fools die for want of wisdom.
Proverbs 10:18–21 — New Living Translation (NLT)
18 Hiding hatred makes you a liar;
slandering others makes you a fool.
19 Too much talk leads to sin.
Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.
20 The words of the godly are like sterling silver;
the heart of a fool is worthless.
21 The words of the godly encourage many,
but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.
Proverbs 10:18–21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
18 Whoever hides hatred has lying lips,
And whoever spreads slander is a fool.
19 In the multitude of words sin is not lacking,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of wisdom.
Proverbs 10:18–21 — New Century Version (NCV)
18 Whoever hides hate is a liar.
Whoever tells lies is a fool.
19 If you talk a lot, you are sure to sin;
if you are wise, you will keep quiet.
20 The words of a good person are like pure silver,
but an evil person’s thoughts are worth very little.
21 Good people’s words will help many others,
but fools will die because they don’t have wisdom.
Proverbs 10:18–21 — American Standard Version (ASV)
18 He that hideth hatred is of lying lips;
And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression;
But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.
20 The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver:
The heart of the wicked is little worth.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many;
But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
Proverbs 10:18–21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
18 He that covereth hatred hath lying lips, and he that sendeth forth a slander is a fool.
19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that restraineth his lips doeth wisely.
20 The tongue of the righteous man is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth. 21 The lips of a righteous man feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.
Proverbs 10:18–21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
18 Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips.
Whoever spreads slander is a fool.
19 Sin is unavoidable when there is much talk,
but whoever seals his lips is wise.
20 The tongue of a righteous person is pure silver.
The hearts of wicked people are worthless.
21 The lips of a righteous person feed many,
but stubborn fools die because they have no sense.
Proverbs 10:18–21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
19 When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,
but the one who controls his lips is wise.
20 The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:18–21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
18 Lying lips conceal hatred,
and whoever utters slander is a fool.
19 When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
but the prudent are restrained in speech.
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:18–21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
18 He who conceals hatred has lips of deceit,
and he who utters slander—he is a fool.
19 In many words, transgression is not lacking,
but he who restrains his lips is prudent.
20 Choice silver is a tongue of righteousness,
a heart of wickedness is of little worth.
21 Lips of righteousness feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:18–21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
18 Anyone who hides hatred has lying lips.
And anyone who spreads lies is foolish.
19 Those who talk a lot are likely to sin.
But those who control their tongues are wise.
20 The tongues of those who do right are like fine silver.
But the hearts of those who do wrong aren’t worth very much.
21 The words of those who do right benefit many people.
But those who are foolish die because they have no sense.
Proverbs 10:18–21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
18 He who conceals hatred has lying lips,
And he who spreads slander is a fool.
19 When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.
20 The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of understanding.