Proverbs 10:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The words of a good person are like pure silver, but the thoughts of an evil person are almost worthless.

Cross References

Genesis 6:5

The LORD saw how bad the people on earth were and that everything they thought and planned was evil.

Genesis 8:21

The smell of the burning offering pleased God, and he said: Never again will I punish the earth for the sinful things its people do. All of them have evil thoughts from the time they are young, but I will never destroy everything that breathes, as I did this time.

Psalm 37:30

Words of wisdom come when good people speak for justice.

Proverbs 12:18

Sharp words cut like a sword, but words of wisdom heal.

Proverbs 15:4

Kind words are good medicine, but deceitful words can really hurt.

Proverbs 16:13

and like honesty and truth.

Proverbs 20:15

Sensible words are better than gold or jewels.

Proverbs 23:7

People like that take note of how much you eat. They say, “Take all you want!” But they don't mean it.

Proverbs 8:19

What you receive from me is more valuable than even the finest gold or the purest silver.

Jeremiah 17:9

You people of Judah are so deceitful that you even fool yourselves, and you can't change.