With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
    but through knowledge the righteous escape.(A)

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

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

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

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A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride,(A)
    but the lips of the wise protect them.(B)

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In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

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In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride,
(A)But the lips of the wise will preserve them.

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By the mouth of a fool comes (A)a rod for his back,[a]
    (B)but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:3 Or In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride