Proverbs 10:11

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

Proverbs 10:11 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of a righteous [man is] a well of life
Like a fountain of living water, continually running and flowing with water, wholesome, reviving, and refreshing; so the righteous man's mouth, out of the abundance of his heart, overflows with good things, which minister grace to the hearers, and are for the use of edifying; things that are pleasant and profitable, grateful and acceptable, comforting, refreshing, and pleasing, and which tend to the good of the life that now is, and that which is to come; but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked;
so that nothing comes out of it but what is pernicious and hurtful; what savours of rapine and violence; nothing but lying and deceit, cursing and swearing, and such like filthy and corrupt communication; (See Gill on Proverbs 10:6). The Targum is, "the mouth of the ungodly covers injury"; which is meditated in the heart; so the Vulgate Latin version.

Proverbs 10:11 In-Context

9 Those who walk in innocence walk with confidence, but those on crooked paths will be found out.

10 Those who wink an eye bring trouble; those who speak foolishly are ruined.

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

12 Hate stirs up conflict, but love covers all offenses.

13 Wisdom is found on the lips of those who have understanding, but there is a rod for the back of those with no sense.