Proverbs 10:32
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.”
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“The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wickedspeaketh perverseness.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 10:32 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 2:12to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
- Proverbs 11:11By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
- Proverbs 12:6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
- Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
- Proverbs 15:28The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
- Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
- Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
- Ecclesiastes 12:10The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.
- Daniel 4:27Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
- Titus 2:8and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
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