The Meaning of Proverbs 11:9 Explained

Proverbs 11:9

KJV: An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

YLT: With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

Darby: With his mouth a hypocrite destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge are the righteous delivered.

ASV: With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbor; But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

An hypocrite  with [his] mouth  destroyeth  his neighbour:  but through knowledge  shall the just  be delivered. 

What does Proverbs 11:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 11

1  On Deception

What do the individual words in Proverbs 11:9 mean?

With [his] mouth the hypocrite destroys his neighbor but through knowledge the righteous will be delivered
בְּפֶ֗ה חָ֭נֵף יַשְׁחִ֣ת רֵעֵ֑הוּ וּ֝בְדַ֗עַת צַדִּיקִ֥ים יֵחָלֵֽצוּ

בְּפֶ֗ה  With  [his]  mouth 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
חָ֭נֵף  the  hypocrite 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חָנֵף 
Sense: hypocritical, godless, profane, hypocrite, irreligious.
יַשְׁחִ֣ת  destroys 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁחַת  
Sense: to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay.
רֵעֵ֑הוּ  his  neighbor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֵעַ  
Sense: friend, companion, fellow, another person.
וּ֝בְדַ֗עַת  but  through  knowledge 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular
Root: דַּעַת 
Sense: knowledge.
צַדִּיקִ֥ים  the  righteous 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: צַדִּיק  
Sense: just, lawful, righteous.
יֵחָלֵֽצוּ  will  be  delivered 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: חָלַץ 
Sense: to remove, draw out, draw off, take off, withdraw, equip (for war), arm for war, rescue, be rescued.