Proverbs 10:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The tongue of the righteous is pure silver; the heart of the wicked is of little value.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

The tongue of the just is as choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

The tongues of those who are upright and in right standing with God are as choice silver; the minds of those who are wicked and out of harmony with God are of little value.

American Standard Version (1901)

The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.

Common English Bible

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked lacks value.

Catholic Public Domain Version

The tongue of the just is choice silver. But the heart of the impious is exchanged for nothing.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

The tongue of the just is as choice silver: but the heart of the wicked is nothing worth.

Proverbs 10:20 Cross References

Genesis 6:5

When the Lord saw that human wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every inclination of the human mind was nothing but evil all the time,

Genesis 8:21

When the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma,  he said to himself, ‘I will never again curse the ground  because of human beings, even though the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth onward.  And I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done.

Proverbs 12:18

There is one who speaks rashly, like a piercing sword; but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 15:4

The tongue that heals is a tree of life, but a devious tongue  breaks the spirit.

Proverbs 16:13

Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he loves one who speaks honestly.

Proverbs 20:15

There is gold and a multitude of jewels, but knowledgeable lips are a rare treasure.

Proverbs 23:7

for it’s like someone calculating inwardly.  , ‘Eat and drink,’ he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Proverbs 8:19

My fruit is better than solid gold, and my harvest than pure silver.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is more deceitful than anything else, and incurable #– #who can understand it?