Proverbs 10:32

“The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.”

"The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness." - Proverbs 10:32
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What does Proverbs 10:32 mean?

Proverbs 10:32 (KJV) says, "The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness." This verse imparts wisdom regarding the speech and conduct of the righteous compared to the wicked. In this commentary, we will analyze the meaning…

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The Wisdom of the Righteous: Understanding Acceptable Speech

Proverbs 10:32 declares, "The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness." This verse stands as a profound reminder of the power of speech and the moral discernment that should characterize the words we choose to express. To…

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A Prayer for Righteous Speech and Wisdom

Heavenly Father, In this moment of prayer, we come before You, acknowledging the profound wisdom found in Your Holy Scriptures, particularly in Proverbs 10:32, which states, "The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness."…

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Proverbs 10:32 - "The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness."
Proverbs 3:32 - "For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous."
Proverbs 23:32 - "At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder."
Proverbs 24:32 - "Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction."
Proverbs 14:32 - "The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death."
1 Kings 4:32 - "And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five."
Proverbs 1:32 - "For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them."
Proverbs 15:32 - "He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding."
Ezra 10:32 - "Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah."
Proverbs 6:32 - "But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul."
Proverbs 8:32 - "Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways."
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Proverbs 16:32 - "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city."
"For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous." - Proverbs 3:32
Proverbs 3:31-32 - "Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways. For the Lord detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence."
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Proverbs 10:10 - "He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall."
Proverbs 10:1 - "The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother."
"At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder." - Proverbs 23:32
Proverbs 30:32 - "If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth."
"Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah." - Ezra 10:32
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Numbers 32:10 - "And the LORD'S anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,"
Jeremiah 32:10 - "And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances."
Job 32:10 - "Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion."
Proverbs 23:10 - "Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:"
"Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction." - Proverbs 24:32
Luke 10:32 - "And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side."