Verse 32

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 12:10 : 10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.
• Dan 4:27 : 27 Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your tranquillity.
• Titus 2:8 : 8 and soundness of speech that can't be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.
• Prov 2:12 : 12 To deliver you from the way of evil, From the men who speak perverse things;
• Prov 11:11 : 11 By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
• Prov 12:6 : 6 The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, But the speech of the upright rescues them.
• Prov 12:18 : 18 There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, But the tongue of the wise heals.
• Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, But the mouth of fools gush out folly.
• Prov 15:28 : 28 The heart of the righteous weighs answers, But the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.
• Prov 18:6-8 : 6 A fool's lips come into strife, And his mouth invites beatings. 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are a snare to his soul. 8 The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: They go down into a person's innermost parts.
• Eccl 10:12 : 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.