Proverbs 10:20

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

Chosen silver is the tongue of a just [or rightwise] man; the heart of wicked men is for nought.

Cross References

Genesis 6:5

Soothly God saw that much malice of men was in [the] earth, and that all the thought of their heart was attentive, either given, to evil in all time,

Genesis 8:21

And the Lord savoured the odour of sweetness, and said to him, I shall no more curse the earth for men, for the wit and thought of man’s heart be ready, either prone, into evil from young waxing age; therefore I shall no more smite each living soul, as I did;

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of a just [or rightwise] man shall bethink wisdom; and his tongue shall speak doom.

Proverbs 12:18

A man is that promiseth, and he is pricked as with the sword of conscience; but the tongue of wise men is health.

Proverbs 15:4

A pleasant tongue is the tree of life; but the tongue that is unmeasurable [or untempered], shall defoul the spirit.

Proverbs 16:13

The will of kings is just [or rightwise] lips; he that speaketh rightful [or right] things, shall be addressed.

Proverbs 20:15

Gold, and the multitude of gems, and a precious vessel, be the lips of knowing.

Proverbs 23:7

for at the likeness of a false diviner, and of a conjecturer, that is, expounder of dreams, he guesseth that, that he knoweth not. He shall say to thee, Eat thou and drink; and his soul is not with thee.

Proverbs 8:19

My fruit is better than gold, and precious stone; and my seeds [or my burgeonings] be better than chosen silver.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart of man is shrewd, and unsearchable; who shall know it?