Proverbs 10:32

Modern English Version

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:11

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

Proverbs 12:18

The words of the rash are like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright will deliver them.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise uses knowledge aright, but the mouth of fools pours out folly.

Proverbs 15:28

The heart of the righteous reflects on how to reply, but the mouth of the wicked spews out evil.

Proverbs 2:12

to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perverse things,

Proverbs 4:24

Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and put perverse lips far from you.

Proverbs 6:12

A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words from the mouth of a wise person bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

Ecclesiastes 12:10

Qoheleth sought to find pleasing words, and to write words of truth plainly.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a lengthening of your prosperity.”

Titus 2:8

and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that the one who opposes you may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you.