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Proverbs 10:32

Proverbs 10:32 is verse 32 of Proverbs chapter 10, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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

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King James Version

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

World English Bible

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

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Proverbs 10:30–32 · Berean Standard Bible

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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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Ecclesiastes 12:10

The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

Titus 2:8

and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed to have nothing bad to say about us.

Proverbs 11:11

By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

Proverbs 12:18

Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

Proverbs 15:28

The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.

Proverbs 18:6

A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

Proverbs 18:7

A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

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