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Whoever walks in integrity lives prudently,[a]
    but whoever perverts his way of life will be exposed.
10 Those who wink their eyes[b] are trouble makers,
    and the mocking fool will be brought down.[c]

11 What the righteous say[d] is a flowing fountain,[e]
    but what the wicked say[f] conceals violence.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:9 Lit. lives in safety
  2. Proverbs 10:10 I.e. Those whose looks communicate insincerity
  3. Proverbs 10:10 So MT; LXX reads makers, but the one who reproves publicly makes peace
  4. Proverbs 10:11 Lit. The mouth of the righteous
  5. Proverbs 10:11 Lit. a fountain of life
  6. Proverbs 10:11 Lit. but the mouth of the wicked