Proverbs 10:32
שִׂפְתֵי צַדִּיק יֵדְעוּן רָצוֹן וּפִי רְשָׁעִים תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
In Context
31פִּֽי ־ צַדִּיק יָנוּב חָכְמָה וּלְשׁוֹן תַּהְפֻּכוֹת תִּכָּרֵֽת ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 2:12לְהַצִּילְךָ מִדֶּרֶךְ רָע מֵאִישׁ מְדַבֵּר תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת ׃
Proverbs 12:6דִּבְרֵי רְשָׁעִים אֱרָב ־ דָּם וּפִי יְשָׁרִים יַצִּילֵֽם ׃
Proverbs 15:2לְשׁוֹן חֲכָמִים תֵּיטִיב דָּעַת וּפִי כְסִילִים יַבִּיעַ אִוֶּֽלֶת ׃
Proverbs 18:6שִׂפְתֵי כְסִיל יָבֹאֽוּ בְרִיב וּפִיו לְֽמַהֲלֻמוֹת יִקְרָֽא ׃
Ecclesiastes 12:10בִּקֵּשׁ קֹהֶלֶת לִמְצֹא דִּבְרֵי ־ חֵפֶץ וְכָתוּב יֹשֶׁר דִּבְרֵי אֱמֶֽת ׃
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 →