Proverbs 10:20
What righteous/good people say [MTY] is as valuable as pure silver [MET]; what wicked people think is worthless.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 8:21When Yahweh smelled the pleasant odor, he was pleased with the sacrifice. Then he said to himself, “I will never again devastate everything on the earth because of the sinful things people do. Even though everything that people think is evil from the time they are young, I will not destroy all the living creatures again, as I did this time.
Proverbs 8:19What I can give people is more valuable than fine/pure gold and the best silver.
Proverbs 15:4Those who speak [MTY] kindly to people are like [MET] trees whose fruit gives life; speaking what is false causes people to ◄despair/feel very discouraged►.
Proverbs 20:15Gold and precious stones are valuable, but wise words [MTY] are more valuable.
Proverbs 25:11Something that is said that is very appropriate is as delightful as seeing [SIM] gold apples/ornaments in a silver bowl.
Matthew 12:34What you teach harms people spiritually like poisonous snakes harm them physically [MET]! You are not able to speak good things because you are evil [RHQ]. Evil people [SYN] like you speak what comes from all that is in their ◄inner beings/hearts►.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:20
19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. We are here admonished concerning the government of the tongue, that necessary duty of a Christian. 1. It is good to say little, because in the multitude of words there wanteth not sin, or sin doth not cease. Usually, those that speak much speak much amiss, and among many words there cannot but be many idle words, which they must shortly give an account of. Those that love to hear themselves talk do not consider what work… Read the whole commentary →