Proverbs 10:31

The English Standar Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 12:4

those who say, "With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is master over us?"

Psalm 31:18

Let the lying lips be mute, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

Psalm 63:11

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

Proverbs 10:11

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

Proverbs 10:13

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

Proverbs 17:20

A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.

Proverbs 31:26

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