Proverbs 10:20

New American Bible - revised edition

Choice silver is the tongue of the just; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

Cross References

Genesis 6:5

When the Lord saw how great the wickedness of human beings was on earth, and how every desire that their heart conceived was always nothing but evil,

Genesis 8:21

When the Lord smelled the sweet odor, the Lord said to himself: Never again will I curse the ground because of human beings, since the desires of the human heart are evil from youth; nor will I ever again strike down every living being, as I have done.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom; his tongue speaks what is right.

Proverbs 12:18

The babble of some people is like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise is healing.

Proverbs 15:4

A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse one breaks the spirit.

Proverbs 16:13

The king takes delight in honest lips, and whoever speaks what is right he loves.

Proverbs 20:15

One can put on gold and abundant jewels, but wise lips are the most precious ornament.

Proverbs 23:7

For like something stuck in the throat is that food. “Eat and drink,” they say to you, but their hearts are not with you;

Proverbs 8:19

My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold, and my yield than choice silver.

Jeremiah 17:9

More tortuous than anything is the human heart, beyond remedy; who can understand it?