Proverbs 10:20 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“The tongue of the just {is as} choice silver: the heart of the wicked {is} little worth.”

Proverbs 10:20

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He that hideth hatred {with} lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, {is} a fool.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips {is} wise.

The tongue of the just {is as} choice silver: the heart of the wicked {is} little worth.

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. {of wisdom: Heb. of heart}

The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

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Proverbs 10:1

"The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son {is} the heaviness of his mother."

Proverbs 10:2

"Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death."

Proverbs 10:3

"The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. {the substance...: or, the wicked for their wickedness}"

Proverbs 10:4

"He becometh poor that dealeth {with} a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich."

Proverbs 10:5

"He that gathereth in summer {is} a wise son: {but} he that sleepeth in harvest {is} a son that causeth shame."

Proverbs 10:6

"Blessings {are} upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked."

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