20The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 10:20
The Righteous and the Wicked: Wisdom in Speech, Work, Wealth, and Life
The chapter moves as a concentrated collection rather than a single linear argument. Its repeated contrasts form a moral portrait of the righteous and the wicked, with major clusters around family, work, wealth, speech, discipline, desire, fear, and destiny.
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Verse 20
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The tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןH3956Noun - common singular constructof the righteousצַדִּ֑יקH6662Adjective - masculine singular[is] choiceנִ֭בְחָרH977Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularsilverכֶּ֣סֶףH3701Noun - masculine singular[but] the heartלֵ֖בH3820Noun - masculine singular constructof the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםH7563Adjective - masculine plural[has] little worthכִּמְעָֽט׃H4592Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular