Proverbs 10:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.”
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“The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The tongue of the righteous isaschoice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The tongue of the righteous <FI>is<Fi> chosen silver, The heart of the wicked--as a little thing.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 10:20 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 6:5Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.
- Genesis 8:21When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.
- Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
- Proverbs 8:19My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver.
- Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Proverbs 15:4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
- Proverbs 16:13Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
- Proverbs 20:15There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
- Proverbs 23:7for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
- Proverbs 25:11A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
- Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
- Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
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