32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
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The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 31-32)Here, as before, men are judged of, and, accordingly, are justified or condemned, by their words, Matt. 12:37. 1. It is both the proof and the praise of a man’s wisdom and goodness that he speaks wisely and well. A good man, in his discourse, brings forth wisdom for the benefit of others. God gives him wisdom as a reward of his righteousness (Eccl. 2:26), and he, in gratitude for that gift and jus…
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