Proverbs 10:20
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Choice Chosen Evil-Doer Heart Little Mind Righteous Silver Tested Tongue Upright Value Wicked Worth
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English Standard Version
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

New American Standard Bible
The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver, The heart of the wicked is worth little.

King James Bible
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The tongue of the righteous is pure silver; the heart of the wicked is of little value.

International Standard Version
What the righteous person says is like precious silver; the thoughts of the wicked are compared to small things.

NET Bible
What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver and the heart of the evil is bitterness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The tongue of a righteous person is pure silver. The hearts of wicked people are worthless.

King James 2000 Bible
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

American King James Version
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

American Standard Version
The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: but the heart of the wicked is nothing worth.

Darby Bible Translation
The tongue of the righteous man is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.

English Revised Version
The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

Webster's Bible Translation
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

World English Bible
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

Young's Literal Translation
The tongue of the righteous is chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing.
Lexicon
The tongue
lashown  (law-shone')
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
of the just
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
is as choice
bachar  (baw-khar')
to try, i.e. (by implication) select -- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
the heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
of the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
is little worth
m`at  (meh-at')
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very.
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