Proverbs 10:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 10:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 10:20 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 10:20 — KJV
“The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.”
— Proverbs 10:20 (KJV)
Proverbs 10:20 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 10:20
“Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:20: just, heart, wicked
“Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:20: silver, heart, wicked
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:20: heart, wicked
“My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:20: silver, worth
“Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them. kindly...: Heb. to their hearts”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:20: heart, little
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