A moment in scripture
Proverbs 10:31
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The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 10:29
The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
- Proverbs 10:30
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
- Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.