Proverbs 11:9

New International Version

⁹With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
but through knowledge the righteous escape.^(A)

Proverbs 11:9

New King James Version

⁹The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

³A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride,^(A)
but the lips of the wise protect them.^(B)

³In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride,
^(A)But the lips of the wise will preserve them.

New International Version (NIV)