Proverbs 10:20-21
New American Standard Bible
20 The tongue of the righteous is like (A)choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
21 The (B)lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools (C)die for lack of [a]understanding.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:21 Lit heart
Proverbs 10:31-32
New American Standard Bible
31 The (A)mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom,
But the (B)perverted tongue will be cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous know (C)what is acceptable,
But the (D)mouth of the wicked, what is perverted.
Proverbs 11:11
New American Standard Bible
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
But by the mouth of the wicked, it is torn down.
Proverbs 12:13-14
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13 [a]An evil person is ensnared by the offense of his lips,
But the (A)righteous will escape from trouble.
14 A person will be (B)satisfied with good by the fruit of his [b]words,
And the (C)deeds of a person’s hands will return to him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:13 Lit In the offense of the lips is an evil snare
- Proverbs 12:14 Lit mouth
Proverbs 13:2
New American Standard Bible
2 From the fruit of a person’s mouth he [a](A)enjoys good,
But the [b]desire of the treacherous is (B)violence.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:2 Lit eats
- Proverbs 13:2 Lit soul
Proverbs 15:28
New American Standard Bible
28 The heart of the righteous (A)ponders how to answer,
But the (B)mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
Proverbs 17:4
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:4 Lit falsehood
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