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Prov. 10:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
f of a righteous
tsaddiyq (Hebrew #6662)
just
KJV usage: just, lawful, righteous (man).
Pronounce: tsad-deek'
Origin: from 6663
man is a well
maqowr (Hebrew #4726)
from 6979; properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)
KJV usage: fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).
Pronounce: maw-kore'
Origin: or maqor {maw-kore'}
of life
chay (Hebrew #2416)
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
KJV usage: + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
Pronounce: khah'-ee
Origin: from 2421
: but violence
chamac (Hebrew #2555)
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain
KJV usage: cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, X oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.
Pronounce: khaw-mawce'
Origin: from 2554
covereth
kacah (Hebrew #3680)
properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
KJV usage: clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare 3780.
Pronounce: kaw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
the mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
of the wicked
rasha` (Hebrew #7563)
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
KJV usage: + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
Pronounce: raw-shaw'
Origin: from 7561
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Psa. 37:30• 30The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom{HR}And his tongue speaketh justice. (Psa. 37:30)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 10:20‑21,32• 20The tongue of the righteous [is as] choice silver;{HR}The heart of a wicked one [is] little worth.
 21The lips of the righteous feed many;{HR}But fools die for want of understanding.
 32The lips of a righteous one know what is acceptable;{HR}But the mouth of the wicked [is] frowardness. (Prov. 10:20‑21,32)
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Prov. 13:14• 14The teaching of the wise [is] a fountain of life,{HR}To turn away from the snares of death. (Prov. 13:14)
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Prov. 15:7• 7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge,{HR}But not so the heart of the foolish. (Prov. 15:7)
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Prov. 16:22‑24• 22Wisdom [is] a fountain of life for him that hath it;{HR}But the instruction of fools [is] folly.
 23The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth,{HR}And addeth learning to his lips.
 24Pleasant words [are as] a honey-comb,{HR}Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. (Prov. 16:22‑24)
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Prov. 18:4• 4The words of a man's mouth [are] deep waters,{HR}The fountain of wisdom [is] a gushing brook. (Prov. 18:4)
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Prov. 20:15• 15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies;{HR}But the lips of knowledge [are] a precious jewel. (Prov. 20:15)
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Psa. 37:30‑31• 30The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom{HR}And his tongue speaketh justice.
 31The law of his God [is] in his heart;{HR}None of his steps slip. (Psa. 37:30‑31)
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Eph. 4:29• 29Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but if [there be] anyone good for edification of the need, that it may give grace to those that hear. (Eph. 4:29)
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Prov. 10:6• 6Blessings [are] on the head of the righteous;{HR}But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. (Prov. 10:6)
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Psa. 107:42• 42The upright shall see and rejoice;{HR}And all iniquity shall stop its mouth. (Psa. 107:42)
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Eccl. 10:12‑14• 12The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious,{HR}But the lips of a fool swallow him up.
 13The beginning of his mouth's words is foolishness,{HR}And the end of his mouth mischievous madness.
 14But a fool multiplieth words.{HR}Man knoweth not what shall be;{HR}And what shall be after, who telleth him? (Eccl. 10:12‑14)
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Matt. 12:34‑37• 34Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
 35The good man out of the good treasure brings forth good things; and the wicked man out of the wicked treasure brings forth wicked things.
 36But I say unto you, that every idle word which men shall say, they shall render an account of it in judgment-day:
 37for by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. (Matt. 12:34‑37)
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James 3:5‑8• 5So also the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. See how large a wood how little a fire kindleth!
 6And the tongue [is] fire, the world of iniquity; the tongue cometh to be in our members that which defileth the whole body, and setteth in a blaze the course of nature, and is set in a blaze by gehenna.
 7For every nature of both wild beasts and birds, of both things that creep and things in the sea, is tamed and hath been tamed by the nature of man;
 8but the tongue is none of men able to tame; an unsettled evil, full of deadly poison. (James 3:5‑8)
• When the life is ordered in accordance with righteousness, the words of the mouth will be for blessing and refreshment to others. It is by carelessness here that many who attempt to minister the gospel are powerless and barren in their service. (“Proverbs Ten” by H.A. Ironside)
• For last clause see verse 6. (“Proverbs Ten” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violenced.

JND Translation Notes

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See Note, ver. 6.

W. Kelly Translation

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The mouth of a righteous one [is] a fountain of life;{HR}But the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.