Proverbs 10:31
The peh (mouth) of the tzaddik bringeth forth chochmah, 1 but the lashon tahpukhot (tongue of perversion, distortion) shall be cut off. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
In Context
30The tzaddik shall never be removed, 1 but the resha'im shall not inhabit Eretz. 1
Cross References
Psalms 12:4Hashem shall cut off all flattering lips, 1 and the leshon that speaketh gedolot; 1
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the tzaddik speaketh chochmah, 1 and his leshon uttereth mishpat. 1
Psalms 120:3What shall be given unto thee? 1 Or what shall be done unto thee, thou lashon remiyyah? 1
Proverbs 10:13In the sfatayim (lips) of him that hath understanding 1 chochmah is found, 1 but a shevet (rod) is for the back of him 1 that is devoid of lev. + 10:13 understanding 1
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 →