31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 10:31
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 31
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The mouthפִּֽי־H6310Noun - masculine singular constructof the righteousצַ֭דִּיקH6662Adjective - masculine singularbrings forthיָנ֣וּבH5107Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwisdomחָכְמָ֑הH2451Noun - feminine singularbut a perverseתַּ֝הְפֻּכ֗וֹתH8419Noun - feminine pluraltongueוּלְשׁ֥וֹןH3956Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular constructwill be cut outתִּכָּרֵֽת׃H3772Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular