32The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 10:32
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 32
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The lipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יH8193Noun - feminine dual constructof the righteousצַ֭דִּיקH6662Adjective - masculine singularknowיֵדְע֣וּןH3045Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nunwhat is fittingרָצ֑וֹןH7522Noun - masculine singularbut the mouthוּפִ֥יH6310Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםH7563Adjective - masculine pluralis perverseתַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃H8419Noun - feminine plural