those who say, “With our tongues we will prevail; our lips are our own—who is our master?”
Proverbs 10:31 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: But the froward tongue shall be cut out. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The mouths of the righteous (those harmonious with God) bring forth skillful and godly Wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut down [like a barren and rotten tree]. American Standard Version (1901) The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off. Common English Bible The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off. Catholic Public Domain Version The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom. The tongue of the depraved will perish. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom: the tongue of the perverse shall perish. |
those who say, “With our tongues we will prevail; our lips are our own—who is our master?”
Let the lying lips be stilled that speak insolently against the righteous with pride and contempt.
The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak justice.
But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped.
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
On the lips of one who has understanding wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.
The crooked of mind do not prosper, and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.