Proverbs 11:9
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.”
צַדִּיק
The blessed man is not the one who has never fallen — it is the one who knows where not to stand, not to walk, not to sit. Righteousness in the Psalms is relational — it is being in right standing with God, walking in step with Him, rooted in His word like a tree by water.
רֵעַ
neighbor/ his
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רֵעַ
Friend, companion, neighbour. Rea. A friend loves at all times. True friendship is not circumstantial. It remains constant through every season.
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חָלַץ
they are delivered
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חָלַץ
to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthen
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שָׁחַת
he ruins
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שָׁחַת
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
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חָנֵף
a godless person
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חָנֵף
soiled (i.e. with sin), impious
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