Verse of the Day

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Proverbs 11:9 NIV

With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

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Translations of Today's Verse

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

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

The Message

The loose tongue of the godless spreads destruction; the common sense of the godly preserves them.

New King James Version

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

New Living Translation

Evil words destroy one's friends; wise discernment rescues the godly.

Commentary on Today's Verse

Commentary on Proverbs 11:9

(Read Proverbs 11:9)

Hypocrites delude men into error and sin by artful objections against the truths of God's word.


Proverbs 11:9 In-Context

7 Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise ofTwo Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum "When the wicked die, their hope perishes;" / "all they expected from" their power comes to nothing.

8 The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.

9 With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.


This Week's Daily Bible Verses

Saturday, September 13

Romans 12:21

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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Friday, September 12

Psalm 33:18

The eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love.

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Thursday, September 11

Romans 4:18-21

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be." Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead -- since he was about a hundred years old -- and that Sarah's womb was also dead. Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.

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Wednesday, September 10

Jeremiah 2:13

"My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water."

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Tuesday, September 09

Psalm 27:13

I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

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Monday, September 08

Deuteronomy 7:9

Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.

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Sunday, September 07

Romans 3:21-24

But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

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