32 The 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 lips שִׂפְתֵ֣י H8193 Noun - feminine dual construct of the righteous צַ֭דִּיק H6662 Adjective - masculine singular know יֵדְע֣וּן H3045 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun what is fitting רָצ֑וֹן H7522 Noun - masculine singular but the mouth וּפִ֥י H6310 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of the wicked רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים H7563 Adjective - masculine plural is perverse תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃ H8419 Noun - feminine plural