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Proverbs 10:21

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The lips of the righteous nourish many,

but fools die for lack of sense.h

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Cross references

  1. hPr 5:22–23; Isa 5:13; Jer 5:4; Hos 4:1,6,14

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The lips of the righteous nourish many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

NLTNew Living Translation

The words of the godly encourage many,

but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Lips of righteousness feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

KJV 1900King James Version

The lips of the righteous feed many:

But fools die for want of wisdom.