Proverbs 11:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
By the blessingבְּבִרְכַּ֣ת
(be·vir·kat)
1293: a blessingfrom barak
of the uprightיְ֭שָׁרִים
(ye·sha·rim)
3477: straight, rightfrom yashar
a cityקָ֑רֶת
(ka·ret;)
7176: town, cityfrom qarah
is exalted,תָּר֣וּם
(ta·rum)
7311: to be high or exalted, risea prim. root
But by the mouthוּבְפִ֥י
(u·ve·fi)
6310: moutha prim. root
of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
it is torn down.תֵּהָרֵֽס׃
(te·ha·res.)
2040: to throw down, break or tear downa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
By the blessing
Brakah  (ber-aw-kaw')
benediction; by implication prosperity -- blessing, liberal, pool, present.
of the upright
yashar  (yaw-shawr')
straight -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
the city
qereth  (keh'-reth)
a city -- city.
is exalted
ruwm  (room)
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
but it is overthrown
harac  (haw-ras')
to pull down or in pieces, break, &? destroy -- beat down, break (down, through), destroy, overthrow, pluck down, pull down, ruin, throw down, utterly.
by the mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
of the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

King James Bible
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A city is built up by the blessing of the upright, but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.

International Standard Version
Through the blessing of the righteous a city is built up, but what the wicked say tears it down.

NET Bible
A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The city will be exalted by the blessings of the upright and by the mouth of the evil it will be overthrown.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
With the blessing of decent people a city is raised up, but by the words of wicked people, it is torn down.

King James 2000 Bible
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
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