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Proverbs 10:20

Words and speechWisdom

18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

19 When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.

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

22 The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.

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BSB
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
KJV
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
WEB
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.
ASV
The tongue of the righteous is [as] choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.
DARBY
The tongue of the righteous [man] is [as] choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.
BLB
The tongue of the righteous [is] choice silver; the heart of the wicked [is] for little.
ÅB
Den rettferdiges tunge er som utsøkt sølv; de ugudeliges hjerte er intet verdt.
OTB
De rettferdiges tunge er som utvalgt sølv, men de ondes hjerte er av liten verdi.
B1930
Den rettferdiges tunge er som utsøkt sølv; de ugudeliges hjerte er intet verdt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 17:9

    The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

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  • Proverbs 12:18

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

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  • Genesis 6:5

    Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.

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  • Proverbs 15:4

    A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

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  • Matthew 12:34–35

    You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

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  • Proverbs 8:19

    My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver.

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  • Proverbs 23:7

    for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

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  • Genesis 8:21

    When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.

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