By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.
Proverbs 10:32 - English Standard Version 2016 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse. 更多版本King 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 by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.
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 them.
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
The Preacher sought to find words of delight, 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 prosperity.”
and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.