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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life;
But [a]violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes;
But love covereth all transgressions.
13 In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found;
But a rod is for the back of him that is void of [b]understanding.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:11 Or, the mouth of the wicked covereth violence
  2. Proverbs 10:13 Hebrew heart.