The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate, but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.
Proverbs 6:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised A worthless person, a wicked man goes around speaking dishonestly, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A naughty person, a wicked man, Walketh with a froward mouth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A worthless person, a wicked man, is he who goes about with a perverse (contrary, wayward) mouth. American Standard Version (1901) A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth; Common English Bible Worthless people and guilty people go around with crooked talk. Catholic Public Domain Version An apostate man, a harmful man, walks with a perverse mouth; Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh with a perverse mouth, |
The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate, but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.
The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.
A worthless person digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions; the one who compresses his lips brings about evil.
A wicked person listens to malicious talk; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
It will rescue you from the way of evil – from anyone who says perverse things,
for the devious are detestable to the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.
Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly, and don’t let your lips talk deviously.
He always plots evil with perversity in his heart; he stirs up trouble.
To fear the Lord is to hate evil. I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
One basket contained very good figs, like early figs, but the other basket contained very bad figs, so bad that they were inedible.
Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.
Men will rise up even from your own number and distort the truth to lure the disciples into following them.
At the same time, they also learn to be idle, going from house to house; they are not only idle, but are also gossips and busybodies, saying things they shouldn’t say.
Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among our members. It stains the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
David’s eldest brother Eliab listened as he spoke to the men, and he became angry with him. ‘Why did you come down here? ’ he asked. ‘Who did you leave those few sheep with in the wilderness? I know your arrogance and your evil heart #– #you came down to see the battle! ’