Proverbs 10:32
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 10:32 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 10:32 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. frowardness: Heb. f..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 10:32 — KJV
“The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. frowardness: Heb. frowardnesses”
— Proverbs 10:32 (KJV)
Proverbs 10:32 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 10:32
“But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. reprove: or, argue”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:32: lips, righteous, mouth
“Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. a froward...: Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:32: lips, mouth, frowardness
“For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. an...: Heb. the abomination of my lips”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:32: lips, mouth, wicked
“And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? asked...: Heb. asking asked us tenor: Heb. mouth could...: Heb. knowing could we know”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:32: know, mouth, heb
“And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. against: Heb. before go...: Heb. do”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:32: know, mouth, heb
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