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Pro 10:32 — The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] frowardness.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

know		Ecc 12:10; Dan 4:27; Tts 2:8
but		Pro 11:11; Pro 12:6,18; Pro 15:2,28; Pro 18:6-8
frowardness		Heb. frowardnesses.

Correlating Passages

know

	Ecc 12:10	The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and [that which was] written [was] upright, [even] words of truth.
	Dan 4:27	Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
	Tts 2:8	Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

but

	Pro 11:11	By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
	Pro 12:6	The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
	Pro 12:18	There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
	Pro 15:2	The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
	Pro 15:28	The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
	Pro 18:6	A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
	Pro 18:7	A fool's mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
	Pro 18:8	The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

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Scott, Thomas. "Proverbs 10:32," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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