Other translations
American Standard Version
The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The lips of the righteous multiply compassion and the insane will die in the deficiency of their mind.
Darby Bible Translation
The lips of a righteous man feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
The lips of the just teach many: but they that are ignorant, shall die in the want of understanding.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
The lips of the righteous feed many: but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
God's Word
The lips of a righteous person feed many, but stubborn fools die because they have no sense.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
International Standard Version
What the righteous person says nourishes many, but fools die because they lack discerning hearts.
NET Bible
The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.
New American Standard Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of understanding.
New International Version
The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
New Living Translation
The words of the godly encourage many, but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.
Webster's Bible Translation
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
The World English Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
EasyEnglish Bible
The teaching of righteous people will help many people. But foolish people die because they are so stupid.
Young‘s Literal Translation
The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
New Life Version
The lips of those who are right with God feed many, but fools die for want of understanding.
The Voice Bible
The right-living teach many, but fools die with no clue how to live well.
Living Bible
A godly man gives good advice, but a rebel is destroyed by lack of common sense.
New Catholic Bible
The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
Legacy Standard Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many, But ignorant fools die for lack of a heart of wisdom.
Jubilee Bible 2000
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.
Christian Standard Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
Amplified Bible © 1954
The lips of the [uncompromisingly] righteous feed and guide many, but fools die for want of understanding and heart.
New Century Version
Good people’s words will help many others, but fools will die because they don’t have wisdom.
The Message
The talk of a good person is rich fare for many, but chatterboxes die of an empty heart.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
The lips of a righteous person shepherd many, but stubborn fools die for lack of sense.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
Good News Translation®
A good person's words will benefit many people, but you can kill yourself with stupidity.
Wycliffe Bible
The lips of a just man teach full many men; but they that be unlearned shall die in neediness of heart. (The lips of the righteous teach a great many people; but they who be ignorant, shall die without any understanding.)
Contemporary English Version
Many are helped by useful instruction, but fools are killed by their own stupidity.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
Common English Bible © 2011
The lips of the righteous nourish many people, but fools who lack sense will die.
Amplified Bible © 2015
The lips of the righteous feed and guide many, But fools [who reject God and His wisdom] die for lack of understanding.
English Standard Version Anglicised
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The lips of the just nourish many, but fools die for want of sense.
New American Standard Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of understanding.
The Expanded Bible
·Good [Righteous] people’s ·words [L lips] ·will help [L nourish] many others, but fools will die because they ·don’t have wisdom [lack sense/heart].
Tree of Life Version
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of understanding.
Revised Standard Version
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
New International Reader's Version
The words of those who do right benefit many people. But those who are foolish die because they have no sense.
BRG Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Complete Jewish Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
The sfatayim (lips) of the tzaddik feed rabbim (many), but fools die for lack of lev [of chochmah].
Names of God Bible
The lips of a righteous person feed many, but stubborn fools die because they have no sense.
Modern English Version
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.
Easy-to-Read Version
Good people say things that help others, but the wicked die from a lack of understanding.
International Children’s Bible
A good person’s words will help many others. But a foolish person dies because he doesn’t have wisdom.
Lexham English Bible
Lips of righteousness feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
New International Version - UK
The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.