9 An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
9 With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
9 With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
9 The loose tongue of the godless spreads destruction; the common sense of the godly preserves them.
9 The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
9 With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 11:9
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.