“The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.”
Proverbs 10:20 (KJV) |
Proverbs 10:20
From Proverbs 10, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.