PRO 11:9 Parallel View

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ULT With a mouth a godless one destroys his neighbor,
 ⇔ but with knowledge righteous ones will be delivered.

UST What people who reject God say ruins people they know,
⇔ but what righteous people know will cause them to escape.

BSB  ⇔ With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor,
⇔ but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

OEB By slander the godless would ruin his neighbour,
⇔ but the righteous are rescued by knowledge.

WEB With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
⇔ but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.

NET With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor,
 ⇔ but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

LSV A hypocrite corrupts his friend with the mouth,
And the righteous are drawn out by knowledge.

FBV Godless people mouth off and destroy their neighbors, but the good are saved by wisdom.

T4T  ⇔ Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY],
⇔ but righteous people will be saved by their ◄own good sense/being wise►.

LEB • but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

BBE With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

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JPS With his mouth the impious man destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

ASV With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbor;
 ⇔ But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

DRA The dissembler with his mouth deceiveth his friend: but the just shall be delivered by knowledge.

YLT With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

DBY With his mouth a hypocrite destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge are the righteous delivered.

RV With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

WBS A hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbor: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

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

BB The dissembler with his mouth hurteth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the iust be deliuered.
(The dissembler with his mouth hurteth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.)

GNV An hypocrite with his mouth hurteth his neighbour: but the righteous shall be deliuered by knowledge.
(An hypocrite with his mouth hurteth his neighbour: but the righteous shall be delivered by knowledge. )

CB Thorow ye mouth of ye dyssembler is his neghboure destroyed, but thorow knowlege shal the iust be delyuered.
(Thorow ye/you_all mouth of ye/you_all dyssembler is his neighbour destroyed, but through knowlege shall the just be delivered.)

WYC A feynere bi mouth disseyueth his freend; but iust men schulen be deliuered bi kunnyng.
(A feynere by mouth disseyueth his friend; but just men should be delivered by cunning/knowledge.)

LUT Durch den Mund des Heuchlers wird sein Nächster verderbet; aber die Gerechten merken‘s und werden erlöset.
(Durch the Mund the Heuchlers becomes his Nächster verderbet; but the Gerechten merken‘s and become erlöset.)

CLV [Simulator ore decipit amicum suum; justi autem liberabuntur scientia.[fn]
([Simulator ore decipit amicum suum; justi however liberabuntur scientia.)

11.9 Simulator. Hæreticus simulans catholicam doctrinam, decipit auditorem suum. Qui veritatem sequuntur Evangelii liberabuntur sapientia catholica, ne decipula decipiantur hæretica.

11.9 Simulator. Hæreticus simulans catholicam doctrinam, decipit auditorem suum. Who words sequuntur Evangelii liberabuntur sapientia catholica, ne decipula decipiantur hæretica.

BRN In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens: but the understanding of righteous men is prosperous.

BrLXX Ἐν στόματι ἀσεβῶν παγὶς πολίταις, αἴσθησις δὲ δικαίων εὔοδος.
(En stomati asebōn pagis politais, aisthaʸsis de dikaiōn euodos. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠פֶ֗ה

in/on/at/with,mouth

See how you translated the same use of mouth in 10:11.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

חָ֭נֵף

godless

The phrase a godless one represents godless people in general, not one particular godless one. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: “any godless person”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

חָ֭נֵף

godless

Here, a godless one refers to any person who rebels against God or behaves as if God did not exist. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “a person who rebels against God”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

רֵעֵ֑⁠הוּ

his/its=neighbour

Although the term his is masculine, Solomon is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “that person’s neighbor”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ֝⁠בְ⁠דַ֗עַת

and,in/on/at/with,knowledge

See how you translated the abstract noun knowledge in 1:4.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וּ֝⁠בְ⁠דַ֗עַת צַדִּיקִ֥ים יֵחָלֵֽצוּ

and,in/on/at/with,knowledge righteous delivered

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “but knowledge will deliver righteous ones”

Parallel PRO 11:9