Proverbs 11:9

⁹ With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

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Other Translations of Proverbs 11:9

⁹ An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

⁹ With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

⁹ The loose tongue of the godless spreads destruction; the common sense of the godly preserves them.

⁹ The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

⁹ With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous.

Hypocrites delude men into error and sin by artful objections against the truths of God's word.