Proverbs 10:32 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 10:32 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 10:32 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 10:32 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.”

Proverbs 10:32 — World English Bible

Proverbs 10:32 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked speaketh perverseness.”

Proverbs 10:32 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 10:32 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!”

Proverbs 10:32 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 10:32 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The lips of a righteous [man] know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is frowardness.”

Proverbs 10:32 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 10:32 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The lips of the righteous knowe what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh froward things.”

Proverbs 10:32 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 10:32 in Context — Proverbs 10

30 Le juste ne chancellera jamais, Mais les méchants n’habiteront pas le pays.

31 La bouche du juste produit la sagesse, Mais la langue perverse sera retranchée.

32 Les lèvres du juste connaissent la grâce, Et la bouche des méchants la perversité.

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What Does Proverbs 10:32 Mean?

Proverbs 10:32 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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