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Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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מְק֣וֹרmeqorfountainמָקוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “fountain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4726properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).חַ֭יִּיםchayimlifeחַיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “life”, the ordinary formH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.פִּ֣יpiedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…צַדִּ֑יקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).וּפִ֥יufiand edgeפֶּהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.יְכַסֶּ֥הyekhasehcoverכָּסָהverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cover”, an unfinished actionH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).חָמָֽסchamasviolenceחָמָסnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “violence”, the ordinary formH2555violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gaincruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Young’s Literal Translation

A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.

World English Bible

The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

Darby Translation

The mouth of a righteous [man] is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.

Douay-Rheims

The mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

There is a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; but destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πηγὴ ζωῆς ἐν χειρὶ δικαίου, στόμα δὲ ἀσεβοῦς καλύψει ἀπώλεια.