Proverbs 10:20

Geneva Bible (1560)

The tongue of the iust man is as fined siluer: but the heart of the wicked is litle worth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:18 : 18 There is that speaketh wordes like the prickings of a sworde: but the tongue of wise men is health.
  • Prov 15:4 : 4 A wholesome tongue is as a tree of life: but the frowardnes therof is the breaking of ye minde.
  • Prov 16:13 : 13 Righteous lips are the delite of Kings, and the King loueth him that speaketh right things.
  • Prov 23:7 : 7 For as though he thought it in his heart, so will hee say vnto thee, Eate and drinke: but his heart is not with thee.
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 A word spoken in his place, is like apples of golde with pictures of siluer. 12 He that reprooueth the wise, and the obedient eare, is as a golden earering and an ornament of fine golde.
  • Jer 17:9 : 9 The heart is deceitfull and wicked aboue all things, who can knowe it?
  • Matt 12:34-35 : 34 O generations of vipers, howe can you speake good things, when ye are euill? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth foorth good things: & an euill man out of an euill treasure, bringeth forth euill things.
  • Gen 6:5 : 5 When the Lorde sawe that the wickednesse of man was great in the earth, and all the imaginations of the thoughtes of his heart were onely euill continually,
  • Gen 8:21 : 21 And the Lord smelled a sauour of rest, and the Lord said in his heart, I will hencefoorth curse the ground no more for mans cause: for the imagination of mans heart is euill, euen from his youth: neither will I smite any more all things liuing, as I haue done.
  • Prov 8:19 : 19 My fruite is better then golde, euen then fine golde, and my reuenues better then fine siluer.

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  • Prov 10:31-32
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    31 The mouth of the iust shall be fruitfull in wisdome: but the tongue of the froward shall be cut out.

    32 The lips of the righteous knowe what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh froward things.

  • Ps 37:30
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    30 The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement.

  • Prov 10:21
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    21 The lippes of the righteous doe feede many: but fooles shall die for want of wisedome.

  • Prov 10:11
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    11 The mouth of a righteous man is a welspring of life: but iniquitie couereth the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 15:28
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    28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answere: but the wicked mans mouth babbleth euil thinges.

  • Prov 10:19
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    19 In many wordes there cannot want iniquitie: but he that refrayneth his lippes, is wise.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2 The tongue of the wise vseth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fooles babbleth out foolishnesse.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16 A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.

  • Prov 15:6-7
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    6 The house of the righteous hath much treasure: but in the reuenues of the wicked is trouble.

    7 The lippes of the wise doe spread abroade knowledge: but ye heart of the foolish doth not so.

  • Prov 26:23
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    23 As siluer drosse ouerlayde vpon a potsheard, so are burning lips, and an euill heart.

  • Prov 15:4
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    4 A wholesome tongue is as a tree of life: but the frowardnes therof is the breaking of ye minde.

  • Prov 17:3-4
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    3 As is the fining pot for siluer, and the fornace for golde, so the Lord trieth the heartes.

    4 The wicked giueth heed to false lippes, and a lyer hearkeneth to the naughtie tongue.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20 The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughtie tongue, shall fall into euill.

  • Prov 12:18
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    18 There is that speaketh wordes like the prickings of a sworde: but the tongue of wise men is health.

  • Prov 16:23
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    23 The heart of the wise guideth his mouth wisely, and addeth doctrine to his lippes.

  • Prov 12:5-6
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    5 The thoughtes of the iust are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceitfull.

    6 The talking of the wicked is to lye in waite for blood: but the mouth of the righteous will deliuer them.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6 Blessings are vpon the head of the righteous: but iniquitie shall couer the mouth of the wicked.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceite and fraude: vnder his tongue is mischiefe and iniquitie.

  • Prov 12:13
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    13 The euill man is snared by the wickednesse of his lips, but the iust shall come out of aduersitie.

  • Prov 25:11
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    11 A word spoken in his place, is like apples of golde with pictures of siluer.

  • Prov 8:6-7
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    6 Giue eare, for I will speake of excellent things, and the opening of my lippes, shall teache things that be right.

    7 For my mouth shall speake the trueth, and my lippes abhorre wickednesse.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10 A diuine sentence shalbe in the lips of the King: his mouth shall not trasgresse in iudgement.

  • Job 15:5
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    5 For thy mouth declareth thine iniquitie, seeing thou hast chosen ye tongue of the crafty.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3 In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.

  • Prov 20:15
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    15 There is golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lips of knowledge are a precious iewel.

  • Prov 16:13
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    13 Righteous lips are the delite of Kings, and the King loueth him that speaketh right things.

  • Jas 3:5
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    5 Euen so the tongue is a litle member, and boasteth of great things: beholde, howe great a thing a litle fire kindleth.

  • Prov 10:2
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    2 The treasures of wickednesse profite nothing: but righteousnesse deliuereth from death.

  • Prov 18:4
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    4 The words of a mans mouth are like deepe waters, and the welspring of wisdome is like a flowing riuer.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23 The desire of the righteous is onely good: but the hope of the wicked is indignation.

  • Prov 21:23
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    23 He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soule from afflictions.

  • Prov 16:8
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    8 Better is a litle with righteousnesse, then great reuenues without equitie.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1 Better is ye poore that walketh in his vprightnes, then he that abuseth his lips, & is a foole.

  • Ps 34:13
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    13 Keepe thy tongue from euill, and thy lips, that they speake no guile.

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    12 The words of ye mouth of a wise man haue grace: but the lippes of a foole deuoure himselfe.

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    2 A man shall eate good things by the fruite of his mouth: but the soule of the trespassers shall suffer violence.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18 Let the lying lips be made dumme, which cruelly, proudly and spitefully speake against the righteous.

  • Prov 21:6-7
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    6 The gathering of treasures by a deceitfull tongue is vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.

    7 The robberie of the wicked shall destroy them: for they haue refused to execute iudgement.

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    14 Wise men lay vp knowledge: but ye mouth of the foole is a present destruction.

  • Ps 50:19
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    19 Thou giuest thy mouth to euill, and with thy tongue thou forgest deceit.

  • Prov 16:21
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    21 The wise in heart shall bee called prudent: and the sweetenesse of the lippes shall increase doctrine.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14 The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the foole is fedde with foolishnes.

  • Prov 23:16
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    16 And my reynes shall reioyce, when thy lips speake righteous things.

  • Job 20:12
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    12 When wickednesse was sweete in his mouth, and he hid it vnder his tongue,