Verse 32

The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 12:10 : 10 The Teacher sought to find delightful words, and to write accurately truthful sayings.
• Dan 4:27 : 27 Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps your prosperity will be prolonged.”
• Titus 2:8 : 8 and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, because he has nothing evil to say about us.
• Prov 2:12 : 12 to deliver you from the way of the wicked, from those speaking perversity,
• Prov 11:11 : 11 A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.
• Prov 12:6 : 6 The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.
• Prov 12:18 : 18 Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.
• Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.
• Prov 15:28 : 28 The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
• Prov 18:6-8 : 6 The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging. 7 The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life. 8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; and they have gone down into the person’s innermost being.
• Eccl 10:12 : 12 Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.