Proverbs 11:11
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.”
רוּם
To be high, to be exalted, to rise. Ruwm. I dwell on a high and holy place but also with the contrite. God is both transcendent and intimately near.
רָשָׁע
wicked people
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רָשָׁע
Wicked, ungodly. Rasha. One who is morally wrong and opposed to God. God's mercy is available to anyone who repents.
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הָרַס
it is torn down
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הָרַס
to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy
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יָשָׁר
upright people
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יָשָׁר
straight (literally or figuratively)
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קֶרֶת
a town
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קֶרֶת
a city
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