Proverbs 10:32
The lips of a righteous man knows what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked [is] perverseness.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
In Context
31The mouth of a righteous man brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut off.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:12to deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,
Proverbs 12:6The words of the wicked lay in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise utters knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours out folly.
Proverbs 18:6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for stripes.
Ecclesiastes 12:10The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly--words of truth.
Titus 2:8sound speech, irreproachable, so that the man of opposition may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:32
31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. Here, as before, men are judged of, and, accordingly, are justified or condemned, by their words, Matt. xii. 37 . 1. It is both the proof and the praise of a man's wisdom and goodness that he speaks wisely and well. A good man, in his discourse, brings forth wisdom for the benefit of others. God gives him wisdom as a reward… Read the whole commentary →