Proverbs 10:31

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 stronghold for the upright, But ruin to the workers of injustice. 30The righteous will never be shaken, But the wicked will not live in the land. The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom, But the perverted tongue will be cut out. 32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked, what is perverted.

Proverbs 10:31 word by word

פִּֽי־צַ֭דִּיק יָנ֣וּב חָכְמָ֑ה וּלְשׁ֥וֹן תַּ֝הְפֻּכ֗וֹת תִּכָּרֵֽת׃Read the interlinear

• mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• of the righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• flowsנוּבnûb · to bear fruitH5107
• with wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• pervertedתַּהְפֻּכָהtahpûkâh · perversityH8419
• tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
• will be cutכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772

Cross-references for Proverbs 10:31

• Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
• Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks justice.
• Psalms 31:18Let the lying lips be speechless, Which speak arrogantly against the righteous With pride and contempt.
• Psalms 63:11But the king will rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him will boast, For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.
• Psalms 120:3What will He give to you, and what more will He do to you, You deceitful tongue?

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

Topics related to Proverbs 10:31

• Falsehood
• Sin
• Speaking
• Wicked (People)

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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