Proverbs 11:11
11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Other Translations of Proverbs 11:11
New International Version
11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
English Standard Version
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.
The Message
11 When right-living people bless the city, it flourishes; evil talk turns it into a ghost town in no time.
New King James Version
11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
New Living Translation
11 Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper, but the talk of the wicked tears it apart.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 11:11
Commentary on Proverbs 11:10-11
(Read Proverbs 11:10-11)
Nations prosper when wicked men are cast down.