11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(A)
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)

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11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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11 The mouth of the righteous is a well of life,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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and so that you may live long(A) in the land the Lord swore(B) to your ancestors to give to them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.(C)

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And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

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and (A)that you may prolong your days in the land (B)which the Lord [a]swore to give your fathers, to them and their descendants, (C)‘a land flowing with milk and honey.’

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 11:9 promised

10 The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of wisdom,
    and knowledge of the Holy One(B) is understanding.(C)
11 For through wisdom[a] your days will be many,
    and years will be added to your life.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 9:11 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew me

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

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10 “The(A) fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11 (B)For by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.

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23 The fear of the Lord leads to life;
    then one rests content, untouched by trouble.(A)

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23 The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

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23 (A)The fear of the Lord leads to life,
And he who has it will abide in satisfaction;
He will not be visited with evil.

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Humility is the fear of the Lord;
    its wages are riches and honor(A) and life.(B)

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By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.

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By humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches and honor and life.

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