KJVThe lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wickedspeaketh perverseness.
The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
The lips of a righteous [man] know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is frowardness.
Proverbs — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
P R O V E R B S CHAP. X. Hitherto we have been in the porch or preface to the proverbs, here they begin. They are short but weighty sentences; most of them are distichs, two sentences in one verse, illustrating each other; but it is seldom that there…