20 The 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 tongue לְשׁ֣וֹן H3956 Noun - common singular construct of the righteous צַדִּ֑יק H6662 Adjective - masculine singular [is] choice נִ֭בְחָר H977 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular silver כֶּ֣סֶף H3701 Noun - masculine singular [but] the heart לֵ֖ב H3820 Noun - masculine singular construct of the wicked רְשָׁעִ֣ים H7563 Adjective - masculine plural [has] little worth כִּמְעָֽט׃ H4592 Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular