Graphic Bible · Scene 9 of 31

A grown man speaks harshly across a low stone wall toward a second adult with bowed shoulders, close lateral view.
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Proverbs 11:9

Words Destroy, Knowledge Delivers

Honest Weights, Generous Hands, and Living Fruit · Proverbs 11

Story guide: The harsh speaker and distressed neighbor illustrate destructive words; a separate attentive learner interprets knowledge.

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9With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

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