New International VersionThe mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
New Living TranslationThe words of the godly are a life-giving fountain; the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.
English Standard VersionThe mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Berean Standard BibleThe mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
King James BibleThe mouth of a righteous
man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
New King James VersionThe mouth of the righteous
is a well of life, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
New American Standard BibleThe mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
NASB 1995The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
NASB 1977The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Legacy Standard BibleThe mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, But the mouth of the wicked covers up violence.
Amplified BibleThe mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life
and his words of wisdom are a source of blessing, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
and evil.
Christian Standard BibleThe mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Holman Christian Standard BibleThe mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
American Standard VersionThe mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Contemporary English VersionThe words of good people are a source of life, but evil hides behind the words of the wicked.
English Revised VersionThe mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
GOD'S WORD® TranslationThe mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life, but the mouths of wicked people conceal violence.
Good News TranslationA good person's words are a fountain of life, but a wicked person's words hide a violent nature.
International Standard VersionWhat the righteous say is a flowing fountain, but what the wicked say conceals violence.
NET BibleThe teaching of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.
New Heart English BibleThe mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Webster's Bible TranslationThe mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard BibleThe mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
World English BibleThe mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard VersionA fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, "" And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
Young's Literal Translation A fountain of life is the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
Smith's Literal TranslationA fountain of life the mouth of the just one: and violence shall cover the mouth of the unjust.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims BibleThe mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity.
Catholic Public Domain VersionThe mouth of the just is a vein of life. And the mouth of the impious covers iniquity.
New American BibleThe mouth of the just is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
New Revised Standard VersionThe mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa BibleThe mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked is covered with iniquity.
Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedThe mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, and the mouths of the evil will hide evil.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
Brenton Septuagint TranslationThere is a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; but destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
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