Proverbs 10:32
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׂפָה
sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
רָשָׁע
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Key Terms in This Verse
דָבַר dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Study H1696 →שָׂפָה sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Study H8193 →פֶּה peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Study H6310 →יָדַע yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...
Study H3045 →Cross References
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
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