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Proverbs 10:31

Proverbs 10:31 is verse 31 of Proverbs chapter 10, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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

The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

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

Proverbs 10:29–32 · Berean Standard Bible

29 The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.

30 The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

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

32 The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

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

Proverbs 10:13
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Proverbs 10:20
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.

Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

Psalms 37:30
The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

Psalms 31:18
May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

Psalms 63:11
But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.

Psalms 120:3
What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?

Psalms 120:4
Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!