Proverbs 11:11

In 11 translations

BSB

By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

KJV

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

WEB

By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

ASV

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

LSV

By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, || And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.

YLT

By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.

DBY

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

DRC

By the blessing of the just the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the wicked it shall be overthrown.

GNV

By the blessing of the righteous, the citie is exalted: but it is subuerted by the mouth of the wicked.

JPS

By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted; but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

LXXE

but by the mouths of ungodly men it is overthrown.

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Original-language editions

WLC

בְּבִרְכַּ֣ת יְ֭שָׁרִים תָּר֣וּם קָ֑רֶת וּבְפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים תֵּהָרֵֽס׃

LXX-Br

στόμασι δὲ ἀσεβῶν κατεσκάφη.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 14:34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
• Proverbs 29:8Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.
• James 3:6The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
• Ecclesiastes 9:15Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
• 2 Chronicles 32:20–22In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer, and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king…
• Job 22:30He will deliver even one who is not innocent, rescuing him through the cleanness of your hands.”
• Genesis 45:8Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
• Esther 3:8–15Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s…
• 2 Samuel 20:1Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”
• Genesis 41:38–42So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?” Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you. You…
• Esther 9:1–16On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the…

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