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OET-LV [is]_a_fountain of_life [the]_mouth of_a_righteous_[person] and_mouth of_wicked_[people] it_conceals violence.
UHB מְק֣וֹר חַ֭יִּים פִּ֣י צַדִּ֑יק וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְכַסֶּ֥ה חָמָֽס׃ ‡
(məqōr ḩayyīm piy ʦaddiq ūfiy rəshāˊim yəkaşşeh ḩāmāş.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT A fountain of life is the mouth of the righteous one,
⇔ but the mouth of the wicked ones covers violence.
UST What righteous people say is like a spring that enables people to live for a long time;
⇔ but what wicked people say prevents others from knowing about the violent acts that they do.
BSB ⇔ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
⇔ but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
OEB A fountain of life is the mouth of the righteous,
⇔ but the mouth of the wicked is wrapped in violence.
WEB The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life,
⇔ but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
WMB (Same as above)
NET The teaching of the righteous is a fountain of life,
⇔ but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.
LSV A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous,
And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
FBV What good people say is a spring that gives life, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.
T4T ⇔ What righteous people say [MTY] is like a fountain that ◄gives life/enables people to live many years► [MET],
⇔ but what wicked people say [MTY] hides the fact that they intend to act violently.
LEB • is a mouth of righteousness, and a mouth of wickedness conceals violence.
BBE The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.
MOF No MOF PRO book available
JPS The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
ASV The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life;
⇔ But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
DRA The mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity.
YLT A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
DBY The mouth of a righteous [man] is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
RV The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
WBS The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
KJB-1769 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
KJB-1611 No KJB-1611 PRO book available
BB The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete.
(The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but the mouth of the ungodly keepeth/keeps mischiefe in secrete.)
GNV The mouth of a righteous man is a welspring of life: but iniquitie couereth the mouth of the wicked.
CB The mouth of a rightuous man is a well of life, but ye mouth of the vngodly is past shame, & presumptuous.
(The mouth of a rightuous man is a well of life, but ye/you_all mouth of the ungodly is past shame, and presumptuous.)
WYC The veyne of lijf is the mouth of a iust man; but the mouth of wickid men hilith wickidnesse.
(The veyne of life is the mouth of a just man; but the mouth of wicked men hilith wickednesse.)
LUT Des Gerechten Mund ist ein lebendiger Brunn; aber den Mund der GOttlosen wird ihr Frevel überfallen.
(Des Gerechten Mund is a lifediger Brunn; but the Mund the Godlosen becomes her Frevel überfallen.)
CLV [Vena vitæ os justi, et os impiorum operit iniquitatem.
([Vena of_life os justi, and os impiorum operit iniquitatem. )
BRN There is a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; but destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
BrLXX Πηγὴ ζωῆς ἐν χειρὶ δικαίου, στόμα δὲ ἀσεβοῦς καλύψει ἀπώλεια.
(Paʸgaʸ zōaʸs en ⱪeiri dikaiou, stoma de asebous kalupsei apōleia. )
10:11 As a fountain provides water that sustains life, the words of the godly give life to those who hear them. In contrast, the violent intentions concealed in the words of the wicked bring death (see also 10:6; Jas 3:1-12).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession
מְק֣וֹר חַ֭יִּים
fountain life(pl)
Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a fountain that gives life. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “A fountain that gives life”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
מְק֣וֹר חַ֭יִּים
fountain life(pl)
Here Solomon is speaking of the mouth of the righteous one as if it were a fountain of life. He means that what a righteous person says is beneficial to a person’s life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Something that benefits a person’s life”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
פִּ֣י
mouth
In this verse, mouth refers to what a person says by using his mouth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “is the speech of”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְכַסֶּ֥ה חָמָֽס
and,mouth wicked conceals violence/cruelty
See how you translated the identical clause in 10:6.