Proverbs 10:20 KJV

Proverbs · chapter 10 · verse 20

The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.Proverbs 10:20 · King James Version

Proverbs 10:20 in context

18He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

19In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

We are here taught how to value men, not by their wealth and preferment in the world, but by their virtue. I. Good men are good for something.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-21