The Meaning of Proverbs 10:20 Explained

Proverbs 10:20

KJV: The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

YLT: The tongue of the righteous is chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing.

Darby: The tongue of the righteous man is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.

ASV: The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 10:20?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 10:20 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 10:20 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 10:20?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The tongue  of the just  [is as] choice  silver:  the heart  of the wicked  [is] little worth. 

What does Proverbs 10:20 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 10:17-32 - The Blessing Of The Lord Maketh Rich
Let us specially avoid talking too much. Silence is golden. See Proverbs 10:19. Yet the tongue of the just is as choice silver and the lips of the righteous feed many, Proverbs 10:20-21. When we speak, let us say something and let the people to whom we speak feel that their heart is lighter and that the heavenly horizons are nearer and clearer. Whatever you do, beware of uttering slander, Proverbs 10:18. You know, by your own experience, what is acceptable; see to it that your mouth brings forth wisdom and grace, Proverbs 10:31-32.
But this portion of Scripture deals, not only with the speech of the good man, but with his stability. The blessing of God is upon him, enriching him in all manner of ways; and there is no alloy in this gold, no bitterness in God's love, Proverbs 10:22. The desire of the righteous is granted, because it is begotten of the divine Spirit. He is built on the Everlasting Rock, Proverbs 10:25; Proverbs 10:30. His hope is gladness, Proverbs 10:28. As he walks in God's way, he gathers strength, Proverbs 10:29. Though he fall he is not utterly cast down; for God succors him with His saving strength, Psalms 37:24. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 10

1  Proverbs of Solomon: observations of moral virtues, and their contrary vices

What do the individual words in Proverbs 10:20 mean?

[is] silver choice the tongue of the righteous the heart of the wicked [is worth] little
כֶּ֣סֶף נִ֭בְחָר לְשׁ֣וֹן צַדִּ֑יק לֵ֖ב רְשָׁעִ֣ים כִּמְעָֽט

כֶּ֣סֶף  [is]  silver 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
נִ֭בְחָר  choice 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בָּחוּר 
Sense: to choose, elect, decide for.
לְשׁ֣וֹן  the  tongue 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: לָשֹׁון  
Sense: tongue.
צַדִּ֑יק  of  the  righteous 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: צַדִּיק  
Sense: just, lawful, righteous.
לֵ֖ב  the  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
רְשָׁעִ֣ים  of  the  wicked 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
כִּמְעָֽט  [is  worth]  little 
Parse: Preposition-k, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: מְעַט  
Sense: littleness, few, a little, fewness.

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