Focused Passage

Proverbs 11:9

Integrity, Righteousness, and Community Life Under the LORD's Moral Order

The chapter moves through practical arenas of righteousness: commerce, humility, integrity, death and hope, speech, civic life, guidance, mercy, desire, generosity, household stewardship, and final moral recompense.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

9 With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

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Verse 9

Original words

With his mouth בְּפֶ֗ה H6310 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular the ungodly man חָ֭נֵף H2611 Noun - masculine singular destroys יַשְׁחִ֣ת H7843 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular his neighbor רֵעֵ֑הוּ H7453 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular but through knowledge וּ֝בְדַ֗עַת H1847 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular the righteous צַדִּיקִ֥ים H6662 Adjective - masculine plural are rescued יֵחָלֵֽצוּ׃ H2502 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

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