Proverbs 10:31
The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, || And the tongue of contrariness is cut out.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
In Context
30The righteous is not moved for all time, || And the wicked do not inhabit the earth.
32The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, || And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
Cross References
Psalms 12:4Who said, “By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips [are] our own; who [is] lord over us?”
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, || And his tongue speaks judgment.
Psalms 120:3What does He give to you? And what does He add to you? O deceitful tongue!
Proverbs 10:13Wisdom is found in the lips of the intelligent, || And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:30-31
29 The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. 30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. These two verses are to the same purport with those next before, intimating the happiness of the godly and the misery of the wicked; it is necessary that this be inculcated upon us, so loth are we to believe and consider it. 1. Strength and stability are entailed upon integrity: The way of the Lord (the providence of God, the… Read the whole commentary →