Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the righteous know [how to obtain] favor; but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] perverseness.
Leeser Tanakh
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 just uttereth wisdom; but the tongue of perverseness shall be cut out.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:12To deliver thee from the way of the bad, from the man that speaketh perverse things;
Proverbs 12:6The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge acceptable; but the mouth of fools sputtereth out folly.
Proverbs 18:6The lips of the fool come with contention, and his mouth calleth for blows.
Ecclesiastes 12:10Koheleth sought to find out acceptable words, and that which would be written down uprightly, even words of truth.
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 →