Proverbs 10:31

New American Bible - revised edition

The mouth of the just yields wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

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May the Lord cut off all deceiving lips, and every boastful tongue,

Do not let me be put to shame, for I have called to you, Lord. Put the wicked to shame; reduce them to silence in Sheol.

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

Those who would hand over my life to the sword shall become the prey of jackals!

The mouth of the just is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

On the lips of the intelligent is found wisdom, but a rod for the back of one without sense.

The perverse in heart come to no good, and the double-tongued fall into trouble.

She opens her mouth in wisdom; kindly instruction is on her tongue.