Verse 32

The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 12:10 : 10 The Preacher made search for words which were pleasing, but his writing was in words upright and true.
• Dan 4:27 : 27 For this cause, O King, let my suggestion be pleasing to you, and let your sins be covered by righteousness and your evil-doing by mercy to the poor, so that the time of your well-being may be longer.
• Titus 2:8 : 8 Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.
• Prov 2:12 : 12 Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;
• Prov 11:11 : 11 By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.
• Prov 12:6 : 6 The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.
• Prov 12:18 : 18 There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.
• Prov 15:2 : 2 Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
• Prov 15:28 : 28 The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.
• Prov 18:6-8 : 6 A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows. 7 The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul. 8 The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, and go down into the inner parts of the stomach.
• Eccl 10:12 : 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.