Proverbs 10:20

A Conservative Version

The tongue of a righteous man is choice silver. The heart of the wicked is little worth.

Cross References

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?

Proverbs 12:18

There is he who speaks rashly like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is health.

Genesis 6:5

And LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Proverbs 23:7

For as he thinks within himself, so [is] he. Eat and drink, he says to thee, but his heart is not with thee.

Proverbs 16:13

Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks right.

Proverbs 15:4

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a breaking of the spirit.

Proverbs 8:19

My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold, and my revenue than choice silver.

Genesis 8:21

And LORD smelled the sweet savor. And LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I again any more smite everything

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of a righteous man talks of wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

Proverbs 20:15

There is gold, and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.