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11 The mouth of the just is a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
12 Hatred stirs up disputes,
    (A) but love covers all offenses.[a]
13 On the lips of the intelligent is found wisdom,
    but a rod for the back of one without sense.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 10:12 Love covers all offenses: a favorite maxim in the New Testament; cf. 1 Cor 13:7; Jas 5:20; 1 Pt 4:8. Cf. also Prv 17:9.
  2. 10:13 An unusual juxtaposition of “lips” and “back.” Those who have no wisdom on their lips (words) are fated to feel a punishing rod on their back.

11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(A)
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)

12 Hatred stirs up conflict,
    but love covers over all wrongs.(C)

13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,(D)
    but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.(E)

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