31 From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
31 A good person's mouth is a clear fountain of wisdom; a foul mouth is a stagnant swamp.
31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, But the perverse tongue will be cut out.
31 The mouth of the godly person gives wise advice, but the tongue that deceives will be cut off.
32 The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.
32 The speech of a good person clears the air; the words of the wicked pollute it.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.
32 The lips of the godly speak helpful words, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words.
(Read Proverbs 10:31-32)
A good man discourses wisely for the benefit of others. But it is the sin, and will be the ruin of a wicked man, that he speaks what is displeasing to God, and provoking to those he converses with. The righteous is kept by the power of God; and nothing shall be able to separate him from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 10:31
Commentary on Proverbs 10:31-32
(Read Proverbs 10:31-32)
A good man discourses wisely for the benefit of others. But it is the sin, and will be the ruin of a wicked man, that he speaks what is displeasing to God, and provoking to those he converses with. The righteous is kept by the power of God; and nothing shall be able to separate him from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus.