Proverbs 10:32
Strong's Lexicon
The lips
שִׂפְתֵ֣י (śip̄·ṯê)
Noun - fdc
Strong's Hebrew 8193: 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)

of the righteous
צַ֭דִּיק (ṣad·dîq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6662: 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful

know
יֵדְע֣וּן (yê·ḏə·‘ūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's Hebrew 3045: 1) to know 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to know 1a1a) to know, learn to know 1a1b) to perceive 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish 1a1e) to know by experience 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess 1a1g) to consider 1a2) to know, be acquainted with 1a3) to know (a person carnally) 1a4) to know how, be skilful in 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed 1b2) to make oneself known 1b3) to be perceived 1b4) to be instructed 1c) (Piel) to cause to know 1d) (Poal) to cause to know 1e) (Pual) 1e1) to be known 1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle) 1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare 1g) (Hophal) to be made known 1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself

what is fitting,
רָצ֑וֹן (rā·ṣō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7522: 1) pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will 1a) goodwill, favour 1b) acceptance 1c) will, desire, pleasure, self-will

but the mouth
וּפִ֥י (ū·p̄î)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6310: peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21

of the wicked
רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים (rə·šā·‘îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7563: 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)

is perverse.
תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃ (tah·pu·ḵō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8419: 1) perversity, perverse thing

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

Young's Literal Translation
The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate, but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.

New American Standard Bible
The lips of the righteous bring forth what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked what is perverted.

King James Bible
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] frowardness.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.

New Living Translation
The lips of the godly speak helpful words, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words.

English Standard Version
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.

New American Standard Bible
The lips of the righteous bring forth what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked what is perverted.

King James Bible
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate, but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.

International Standard Version
Righteous lips know what is prudent, but the words of the wicked are perverse.

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

American Standard Version
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked'speaketh perverseness.

English Revised Version
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

Young's Literal Translation
The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
















Cross References
Proverbs 2:12
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

Proverbs 4:24
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

Proverbs 6:12
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Ecclesiastes 12:10
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 10:31
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

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

Proverbs 10:29
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 11:1
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
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