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Proverbs 10:21

NETBible	The teaching¹ of the righteous feeds² many, but fools die³ for lack of wisdom.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Pro 10:21	The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 10:21	The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of understanding.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 10:21	The godly give good advice, but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 10:21	The talk of a good person is rich fare for many, but chatterboxes die of an empty heart.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 10:21	The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 10:21	The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 10:21	The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of wisdom.
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KJV	The lips <08193> of the righteous <06662> feed <07462> (8799) many <07227>_: but fools <0191> die <04191> (8799) for want <02638> of wisdom <03820>_. {of wisdom: Heb. of heart}
NASB © biblegateway Pro 10:21	The lips <08193> of the righteous <06662> feed <07462> many <07227> , But fools <0191> die <04191> for lack <02638> of understanding <03820> .
LXXM	ceilh <5491> N-NPN dikaiwn <1342> A-GPM epistatai {V-PMI-3S} uqhla <5308> A-APN oi <3588> T-NPM de <1161> PRT afronev <878> A-NPM en <1722> PREP endeia {N-DSF} teleutwsin <5053> V-PAI-3P
NET [draft] ITL	The teaching <08193> of the righteous <06662> feeds <07462> many <07227> , but fools <0191> die <04191> for lack <02638> of wisdom <03820> .
HEBREW	wtwmy <04191> bl <03820> roxb <02638> Mylywaw <0191> Mybr <07227> wery <07462> qydu <06662> ytpv (10:21) <08193>

NETBible

The teaching¹ of the righteous feeds² many, but fools die³ for lack of wisdom.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “lips.” The term “lips” functions as a metonymy of cause for what is said (or in this case taught).

²tn The verb רָעָה (ra’ah) means “to feed” or “to shepherd” (e.g., Gen 48:15). What they say will meet the needs of many.

³tn In what sense the fool “dies” is unclear. Fools ruin their lives and the lives of others by their lack of discipline and knowledge. The contrast is between enhancing life and ruining life.

⁴tn Heb “heart.” The term לֵב (lev, “heart”) functions as a metonymy of association for wisdom and knowledge (BDB 524 s.v. 3.a).