Proverbs 10:32
The lippes of the ryghteous vtter that which is acceptable: but the mouth of the vngodly [speaketh] frowarde thynges.
Bible (Bishops')
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 the iust wyll be talking of wisdome: but the tongue of the frowarde shall be cut out.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:12That thou mayest be deliuered from the euyll way, and from the man that speaketh frowarde thynges:
Proverbs 12:6The talkyng of the vngodly is howe they may lay wayte for blood: but the mouth of the righteous will deliuer the.
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.
Proverbs 18:6A fooles lippes come with brawling, and his mouth prouoketh vnto stripes.
Ecclesiastes 12:10His diligence was to finde out acceptable wordes, right scripture, & the wordes of trueth.
Titus 2:8Wholsome worde, vnrebukeable, that he which withstandeth, may be ashamed, hauyng no euyll thyng to say of you.
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 →