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Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

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שִׂפְתֵ֣יsiftelanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.צַ֭דִּיקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).יֵדְע֣וּןyedeunknowיָדַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “know”, an unfinished actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…רָצ֑וֹןratsonas... wouldרָצוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as... would”, the ordinary formH7522delight (especially as shown)(be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.וּפִ֥יufiand edgeפֶּהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹתtahpukhotfrowardתַּהְפֻּכָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “froward”, the ordinary formH8419a perversity or fraud(very) froward(-ness, thing), perverse thing.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is all frowardness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked speaketh perverseness.

Young’s Literal Translation

The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!

World English Bible

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

Darby Translation

The lips of a righteous [man] know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is frowardness.

Douay-Rheims

The lips of the just consider what is acceptable: and the mouth of the wicked uttereth perverse things.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is all frowardness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The lips of just men drop grace: but the mouth of the ungodly is perverse.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Χείλη ἀνδρῶν δικαίων ἀποστάζει χάριτας, στόμα δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀποστρέφεται.