Verse 20

The tongue of the righteous `is' chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 12:18 : 18 A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.
• Prov 15:4 : 4 A healed tongue `is' a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit.
• Prov 16:13 : 13 The delight of kings `are' righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,
• Prov 23:7 : 7 For as he hath thought in his soul, so `is' he, `Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart `is' not with thee.
• Prov 25:11-12 : 11 Apples of gold in imagery of silver, `Is' the word spoken at its fit times. 12 A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, `Is' the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
• Jer 17:9 : 9 Crooked `is' the heart above all things, And it `is' incurable -- who doth know it?
• Matt 12:34-35 : 34 `Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things -- being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak. 35 The good man out of the good treasure of the heart doth put forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure doth put forth evil things.
• Gen 6:5 : 5 And Jehovah seeth that abundant `is' the wickedness of man in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil all the day;
• Gen 8:21 : 21 and Jehovah smelleth the sweet fragrance, and Jehovah saith unto His heart, `I continue not to disesteem any more the ground because of man, though the imagination of the heart of man `is' evil from his youth; and I continue not to smite any more all living, as I have done;
• Prov 8:19 : 19 Better `is' my fruit than gold, even fine gold, And mine increase than choice silver.