Proverbs 10:31

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

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those who say, “With our tongues we will prevail; our lips are our own—who is our master?”

Let the lying lips be stilled that speak insolently against the righteous with pride and contempt.

The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak justice.

But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped.

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

On the lips of one who has understanding wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.

The crooked of mind do not prosper, and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.