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Proverbs 11:11
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A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.
By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.
By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wicked, it is torn down.
Good people bless and build up their city, but the wicked can destroy it with their words.
A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.
By the blessing [of the influence] of the upright the city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
By the blessing of the righteous, the citie is exalted: but it is subuerted by the mouth of the wicked.
By the blessing of the upright a city is raised up,But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
When God blesses his people, their city prospers, but deceitful liars can destroy a city.
By the blessing of the upright, a city is raised up; but the words of the wicked tear it down.
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
By the blessings of the upright the city is exalted; but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
A city becomes great when the righteous give it their blessing; but a city is brought to ruin by the words of the wicked.
By the blessing of the upright, a city will be exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked, it will be overthrown.
A city is lifted up by the blessing of the upright, but by the wicked's mouth it is overthrown.
When the iust are in wealth, the cite prospereth: but whan the vngodly haue the rule, it decayeth.
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.
By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted; but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
By the blessing of the vpright the citie is exalted; but it is ouerthrowen by the mouth of the wicked.
In the blessyng of the ryghteous the citie is exalted: but it is ouerthrowen by the mouth of the wicked.
but by the mouth of ungodly men it is overthrown.
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
A citee schal be enhaunsid bi blessing of iust men; and it schal be distried bi the mouth of wickid men.
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper, but the talk of the wicked tears it apart.
A city is honored by the good things that come to the faithful, but it is torn down by the mouth of the sinful.
By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
When the upright are blessed, exalted is the city, but, by the mouth of the lawless, it is overthrown.
By the blessing of the just the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the wicked it shall be overthrown.
By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
When right-living people bless the city, it flourishes; evil talk turns it into a ghost town in no time.
By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the blessing: Proverbs 14:34, Proverbs 29:8, Genesis 41:38-42, Genesis 45:8, 2 Chronicles 32:20-22, Job 22:30, Ecclesiastes 9:15
it: 2 Samuel 20:1, Esther 3:8-15, Esther 9:1-16, James 3:6
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 2:12 - My father 2 Kings 13:14 - O my father Proverbs 10:32 - but
Cross-References
God blessed them and said to them, "Have many children. Fill the earth and take control of it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. Rule over every living thing that moves on the earth."
"Have many children and fill the earth with your people."
Then they said to each other, "Let's make some bricks of clay and bake them in the fire." Then they used these bricks as stones, and they used tar as mortar.
Then the people said, "Let's build ourselves a city and a tower that will reach to the sky. Then we will be famous. This will keep us together so that we will not be scattered all over the earth."
Terah lived to be 205 years old. He died in Haran.
May our sons be as strong as trees and our daughters as beautiful as the carved columns of a palace.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted,.... That is, either by the blessings with which they are blessed; and these are either temporal or spiritual: when good men are blessed with temporal blessings, the place where they live is the better it; and especially the poor, for they do not eat their morsel alone; and where there are many of these, and in prosperous circumstances, it is the exaltation and glory of a city taken in a literal sense; and which is the more blessed for their sakes, as well as they themselves are a blessing to it: and as the upright are blessed with spiritual blessings, with blessings indeed, with the gifts and graces of the Spirit of God; when they are fruitful and flourishing in grace, the city or church of God is in an exalted state: or rather this is to be understood of the blessings with which the upright bless others; and may be interpreted of the blessed deeds or good works which they do, and which are profitable to men; or of their blessed counsel and advice which they give on emergent occasions, and which proves salutary, and for the good of the city; or rather for their blessed prayers which they put up for the peace and prosperity of it, and which succeed. So by the blessing of the Gospel of Christ, or by the blessed doctrines of his apostles, those upright and sincere ministers of the word, the city of the living God was greatly exalted in their times; as it also was in the times of Constantine, and at the reformation; and this now is a reason why the city rejoices at its going well with the righteous, whether in temporals or spirituals. So Aben Ezra thinks the words have a connection with the former;
but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked; by the corrupt communication which proceeds out of their months; by their obscene and filthy talk the inhabitants of a place are corrupted; evil communications corrupt good manners; by their swearing and cursing, their oaths and imprecations, by their lying and perjury, they bring the judgments of God upon a city, to the overthrow of it. So by false doctrines, as the faith of particular persons is subverted, so whole cities, or visible congregated churches, have been corrupted and destroyed, as with the Arian heresy and others.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The blessing of the upright - Probably the prayers which he offers for the good of the city in which he dwells, and which avail to preserve it from destruction (compare Genesis 18:23-33); or “the blessing which God gives the upright.”
