Proverbs 10:20 - 10:21

The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver,

The heart of the wicked is worth little.

The lips of the righteous feed many,

But ignorant fools die for lack of a heart of wisdom.

Proverbs 10:31 - 10:32

The mouth of the righteous bears wisdom,

But the tongue of perversions will be cut out.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,

But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.

By the blessing of the upright a city is raised up,

But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

The snare of an evil man is in the transgression of his lips,

But the righteous man will come out from distress.

A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth,

And the good deed of a man’s hands will return to him.

From the fruit of a man’s mouth he eats what is good,

But the soul of the treacherous desires violence.

The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer,

But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil things.

An evildoer gives heed to lips of wickedness;

A liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.