Proverbs 10:20-21
Legacy Standard Bible
20 The tongue of the righteous is as (A)choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
21 The (B)lips of the righteous feed many,
But ignorant fools (C)die for lack of a heart of wisdom.
Proverbs 10:20-21
New International Version
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,
but fools die for lack of sense.(A)
Proverbs 10:31-32
Legacy Standard Bible
31 The (A)mouth of the righteous bears wisdom,
But the tongue of (B)perversions will be cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous know (C)what is acceptable,
But the (D)mouth of the wicked [a]what is perverse.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:32 Lit perversions
Proverbs 10:31-32
New International Version
Proverbs 11:11
Legacy Standard Bible
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is raised up,
But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
Proverbs 11:11
New International Version
Proverbs 12:13-14
Legacy Standard Bible
13 The snare of an evil man is in the transgression of his lips,
But the (A)righteous man will come out from distress.
14 A man will be (B)satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth,
And the good (C)deed of a man’s hands will return to him.
Proverbs 12:13-14
New International Version
Proverbs 13:2
Legacy Standard Bible
2 From the fruit of a man’s mouth he (A)eats what is good,
But the soul of the treacherous desires (B)violence.
Proverbs 13:2
New International Version
2 From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things,(A)
but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.
Proverbs 15:28
Legacy Standard Bible
28 The heart of the righteous (A)ponders how to answer,
But the (B)mouth of the wicked pours forth evil things.
Proverbs 15:28
New International Version
Proverbs 17:4
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:4 Lit Falsehood
Proverbs 17:4
New International Version
4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
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