Proverbs 10:31 - The Scriptures 1998

³¹ The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, But the tongue of perverseness is cut out.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³¹ The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: But the froward tongue shall be cut out.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³¹ 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)

³¹ The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

Common English Bible

³¹ The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³¹ The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom. The tongue of the depraved will perish.

Proverbs 10:31 Cross References

Psalm 12:4

Who have said, “With our tongue we do mightily; Our lips are our own; Who is master over us?”

Psalm 31:18

Let lips of falsehood be stilled, Which speak recklessly against the righteous, With pride and scorn.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, And his tongue talks of right-ruling.

Psalm 63:11

But let the sovereign rejoice in Elohim; Let everyone who swears by Him exult; For the mouth of those speaking lies are stopped.

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, But violence covers the mouth of the wrong.

Proverbs 10:13

Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding, But a rod is for the back of him who lacks heart.

Proverbs 17:20

He who has a crooked heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.

Proverbs 31:26

She shall open her mouth with wisdom, And on her tongue is the Torah of kindness.