Proverbs 10:32
Good people know the right thing to say, but the wicked always lie.
Free Bible 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
31What good people say produces wisdom, but liars will have their tongues cut out.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:12Doing this will save you from the ways of evil, from men who tell twisted lies,
Proverbs 12:6The words of the wicked are like a violent ambush, but those of honest people save them.
Proverbs 15:2What wise people say makes knowledge attractive, but stupid people talk a lot of nonsense.
Proverbs 18:6What stupid people say gets them into fights, as if they're asking for a beating.
Ecclesiastes 12:10The Teacher looked for the best way to explain things, writing truthfully and honestly.
Titus 2:8sharing healthy beliefs that can't be criticized. In this way those who are opposed will be ashamed of themselves and won't have anything 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 →