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Proverbs 11:8-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Proverbs 11:8-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 The just are rescued from a tight spot,
but the wicked fall into it instead.
9 By a word the impious ruin their neighbors,(A)
but through their knowledge the just are rescued.[a]
10 When the just prosper, the city rejoices;(B)
when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.
Footnotes
- 11:9 What the wicked express harms others; what the righteous leave unsaid protects. Verses 9–14 are related in theme: the effect of good and bad people, especially their words, on their community.
Proverbs 11:8-10
New International Version
Proverbs 11:8-10
New International Version
8 The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
and it falls on the wicked instead.(A)
9 With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
but through knowledge the righteous escape.(B)
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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