Proverbs 10:31

New English Translation

The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

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They say, “We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?”

May lying lips be silenced – lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

The godly speak wise words and promote justice.

But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up.

The teaching of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks wisdom will be disciplined.

The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue.