God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 10:31
31The mouth of a righteous person increases wisdom, but a devious tongue will be cut off.
Proverbs 10:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
- New International Version (NIV)From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, But the perverse tongue will be cut out.
Context of Proverbs 10:31
29The way of the Lord is a fortress for an innocent person but a ruin to those who are troublemakers. 30A righteous person will never be moved, but wicked people will not continue to live in the land. The mouth of a righteous person increases wisdom, but a devious tongue will be cut off. 32The lips of a righteous person announce good will, but the mouths of wicked people are devious.
Read all of Proverbs 10Proverbs 10:31 word by word
פִּֽי־צַ֭דִּיק יָנ֣וּב חָכְמָ֑ה וּלְשׁ֥וֹן תַּ֝הְפֻּכ֗וֹת תִּכָּרֵֽת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 10:31
- Proverbs 10:11The mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life, but the mouths of wicked people conceal violence.
- Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous person reflects on wisdom. His tongue speaks what is fair.
- Psalms 31:18Let ⌞their⌟ lying lips be speechless, since they speak against righteous people with arrogance and contempt.
- Psalms 63:11But the king will find joy in God. Everyone who takes an oath by God will brag, but the mouths of liars will be shut.
- Psalms 120:3You deceitful tongue, what can the Lord give you? What more can he do for you?
Commentaries on Proverbs 10:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31The froward tongue shall be cut out - This probably alludes to the punishment of cutting out the tongue for blasphemy, treasonable speeches, profane swearing, or such like. The tunge of schrewis schal perishen. - Old MS. Bible. Were the tongue of every shrew or scold to be extracted, we should soon have much less noise in the world.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Bringeth forth - As a tree full of life and sap brings forth its fruit. So the “froward tongue” is like a tree that brings forth evil and not good fruit; it “shall be cut down.” The abuse of God‘s gift of speech will lead ultimately to its forfeiture. There shall, at last, be the silence of shame and confusion.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-32Verses 31-32 A good man discourses wisely for the benefit of others. But it is the sin, and will be the ruin of a wicked man, that he speaks what is displeasing to God, and provoking to those he converses with. The righteous is kept by the power of God; and nothing shall be able to separate him from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. bringeth forth--literally, "germinates" as a plant. froward--(Compare Pr 2:12, 14). cut off--as an unproductive plant.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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