Proverbs 10:31

KJV1611 – Modern English

The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

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  • Ps 37:30 : 30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of justice.
  • Prov 10:13 : 13 In the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of one who is void of understanding.
  • Prov 10:20-21 : 20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver, the heart of the wicked is of little worth. 21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.
  • Ps 31:18 : 18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
  • Ps 63:11 : 11 But the king shall rejoice in God; everyone that swears by him shall glory: but the mouth of those that speak lies shall be stopped.
  • Ps 120:3-4 : 3 What shall be given to you? Or what shall be done to you, you false tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
  • Prov 10:11 : 11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:30
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    30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of justice.

  • Prov 10:32
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    32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversity.

  • Prov 10:11
    83%

    11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2 The tongue of the wise uses knowledge appropriately, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.

  • Prov 10:19-21
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    19 In the multitude of words, there is no lack of sin, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

    20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver, the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

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

  • Prov 15:4
    79%

    4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a break in the spirit.

  • Prov 4:24
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    24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and put perverse lips far from you.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth does not transgress in judgment.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6 Blessings are upon the head of the just, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 8:6-8
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    6 Hear, for I will speak of excellent things; and from the opening of my lips will come right things.

    7 For my mouth will speak truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

    8 All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or perverse in them.

  • Prov 15:28
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    28 The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

  • Ps 31:18
    77%

    18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

  • Prov 12:18-19
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    77%

    18 There are those who speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

    19 The lip of truth will be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

  • Prov 12:6
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    6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
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    12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.

    13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

  • Prov 12:13
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    13 The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the just will come out of trouble.

  • Prov 10:30
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    30 The righteous shall never be removed, but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

  • Ps 12:3
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    3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things:

  • Prov 15:7
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    7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the heart of the foolish does not.

  • Prov 16:23
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    23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

  • Prov 10:13-14
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    76%

    13 In the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of one who is void of understanding.

    14 Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

  • Ps 10:7
    75%

    7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud; under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

  • Prov 17:20
    75%

    20 He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

  • Prov 21:23
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    23 Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

  • Prov 16:13
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    13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks what is right.

  • Job 15:5
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    5 For your mouth declares your iniquity, and you choose the tongue of the crafty.

  • Prov 13:2-3
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    2 A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

    3 He who guards his mouth keeps his life, but he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

  • Ps 34:13
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    13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.

  • Prov 11:9
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    9 A hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the just shall be delivered.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7 The robbery of the wicked will destroy them, because they refuse to do justice.

  • Ps 36:3
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    3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has ceased to be wise, and to do good.

  • Prov 2:6
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    6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

  • Prov 18:4
    73%

    4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
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    6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.

    7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

  • Prov 2:12
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    12 To deliver you from the way of the evil man, from the man who speaks perverse things;

  • Prov 11:3
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    3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the crookedness of transgressors shall destroy them.

  • Ps 37:12
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    12 The wicked plot against the just and gnash at him with their teeth.

  • Prov 2:22
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    22 But the wicked will be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors will be rooted out of it.

  • Ps 107:42
    73%

    42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop its mouth.

  • Job 33:3
    73%

    3 My words shall be from the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall clearly speak knowledge.