Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the righteous knowe what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh froward things.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 iust shall be fruitfull in wisdome: but the tongue of the froward shall be cut out.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:12And deliuer thee from the euill way, and from the man that speaketh froward things,
Proverbs 12:6The talking of the wicked is to lye in waite for blood: but the mouth of the righteous will deliuer them.
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise vseth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fooles babbleth out foolishnesse.
Proverbs 18:6A fooles lips come with strife, and his mouth calleth for stripes.
Ecclesiastes 12:10The Preacher sought to finde out pleasant wordes, and an vpright writing, euen the wordes of trueth.
Titus 2:8And with the wholesome woorde, which can not be condemned, that hee which withstandeth, may be ashamed, hauing nothing concerning you to speake euill of.
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 →