Proverbs 10:32

In 11 translations

BSB

The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

KJV

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.frowardness: Heb. frowardnesses

WEB

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

ASV

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked speaketh perverseness.

LSV

The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, || And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!

YLT

The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!

DBY

The lips of a righteous [man] know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is frowardness.

DRC

The lips of the just consider what is acceptable: and the mouth of the wicked uttereth perverse things.

GNV

The lips of the righteous knowe what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh froward things.

JPS

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is all frowardness.

LXXE

The lips of just men drop grace: but the mouth of the ungodly is perverse.

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Original-language editions

WLC

שִׂפְתֵ֣י צַ֭דִּיק יֵדְע֣וּן רָצ֑וֹן וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃

LXX-Br

Χείλη ἀνδρῶν δικαίων ἀποστάζει χάριτας, στόμα δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀποστρέφεται.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• 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 15:28The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
• Proverbs 2:12to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
• Ecclesiastes 12:10The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.
• Proverbs 18:6–8A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
• Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
• 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.”
• Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
• Titus 2:8and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed to have nothing bad to say about us.

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