Proverbs 10:31
From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
In context
28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil. 30 The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land. 31 From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced. 32 The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 10:31 in the KJV
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: But the froward tongue shall be cut out.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 10:31 in the ESV
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.