By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:32 - Revised Standard Version The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: But the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The lips of the [uncompromisingly] righteous know [and therefore utter] what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked knows [and therefore speaks only] what is obstinately willful and contrary. American Standard Version (1901) The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked speaketh perverseness. Common English Bible The lips of the wise know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked knows only what is perverse. Catholic Public Domain Version The lips of the just consider what is acceptable. And the mouth of the impious considers perversities. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The lips of the just consider what is acceptable: and the mouth of the wicked uttereth perverse things. |
By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers men.
The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
The mind of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.
The Preacher sought to find pleasing words, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.
Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you; break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your tranquillity.”
and sound speech that cannot be censured, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say of us.