Proverbs 10:32

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, and the mouth of the wicked ones, perversity.

Latin

Labia justi considerant placita, et os impiorum perversa.

Hebrew

English

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

Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
Proverbs 12:18
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 12:6
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
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 2:12
…to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
Ecclesiastes 12:10
The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
Proverbs 18:6–8
A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
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, having nothing bad to say about us.