Proverbs 10:20

New English Translation

What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.

Cross References

Genesis 6:5

But the Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time.

Genesis 8:21

And the Lord smelled the soothing aroma and said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, even though the inclination of their minds is evil from childhood on. I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done.

Psalm 37:30

The godly speak wise words and promote justice.

Proverbs 12:18

Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.

Proverbs 15:4

Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse tongue breaks the spirit.

Proverbs 16:13

The delight of kings is righteous counsel, and they love the one who speaks uprightly.

Proverbs 20:15

There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.

Proverbs 23:7

for he is like someone calculating the cost in his mind. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you;

Proverbs 8:19

My fruit is better than the purest gold, and what I produce is better than choice silver.

Jeremiah 17:9

The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it?