Proverbs 10:32

A Conservative Version

The lips of a righteous man knows what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked [is] perverseness.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:28

The heart of a righteous man meditates to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

Proverbs 12:18

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

Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wicked lay in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Proverbs 11:11

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 2:12

to deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,

Ecclesiastes 12:10

The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly--words of truth.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise utters knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours out folly.

Titus 2:8

sound speech, irreproachable, so that the man of opposition may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquility.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool will swallow himself up.

Proverbs 4:24

Put away from thee a wayward mouth, and put perverse lips far from thee.

Proverbs 6:12

A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,