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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable— The LXX read, The lips of the righteous distil graces; and the Syriac, The lips of the righteous acknowledge a kindness or benefit. The righteous make it their study to hurt nobody by their words; but, on the contrary, to speak always according to the dictates of a good and honest heart: while the wicked discover the badness of their heart by the malevolence of their discourse.

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See also Proverbs 10:32 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Proverbs 10:32. _THE LIPS OF THE RIGHTEOUS KNOW WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE_] And what they believe to be most pleasing and most profitable, that they speak, but the wicked man knows as well what is _per...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    KNOW - i. e., “Know, and therefore utter.” So, in like manner, the “mouth of the wicked” knows, and therefore speaks frowardness, and that only....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    II. THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON: CHAPTER S 10--19:19 Beginning with the tenth chapter we have the collection of proverbs given by inspiration through Solomon. In this section the personal address, “My son...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    PROVERBS 10:2 (_cf._ Psalms 3:7). RIGHTEOUSNESS: the growth of the conception of righteousness is an important subject. As in the Pss., there is a specific class the righteous opposed to the wicked. T...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    FROWARDNESS. See note on Proverbs 2:12. Here plural. great [perverseness]....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    speaketh] So R.V. text: "is," R.V. marg. Others supply the verb "knoweth" from the first clause, as in Proverbs 10:29....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    TEXT Proverbs 10:23-32 23. It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And so is wisdom to a man of understanding. 24. The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righte...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. THE LIPS OF THE RIGHTEOUS KNOW WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE. "Know" - i:e., have the power, through the di...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    10:32 frowardness. (o-18) Lit. 'frowardnesses,' or 'deceits.' see ch. 2.12,14....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    Here we reach the first collection of what were supposed to be Solomon's proverbs. Most of them consist of two lines parallel to each other. The parallelism is one of contrast, or agreement, or explan...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 10 THE PROVERBS (WISE WORDS) OF SOLOMON (PROVERBS 10:1 TO PROVERBS 22:16) The second major section in the Book of Proverbs is...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Verse 32 encourages us. Many people worry that they will say the wrong thing. A good man always says the right thing. If we trust in God, then God will help us. If we study the Bible, then we shall sp...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE. — To God and man. (Comp. the gracious words which proceeded out of Christ’s lips, Luke 4:22.) SPEAKETH FROWARDNESS. — Rather, _is mere falsehood, misrepresentation._ (See above on...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    שִׂפְתֵ֣י צַ֭דִּיק יֵדְע֣וּן רָצֹ֑ון וּ פִ֥י...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 11 WEALTH "Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death." Proverbs 10:2 "O'er weening statesmen have full long relied On fleets and armies and external w...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE BLESSING OF THE LORD MAKETH RICH Proverbs 10:17-32 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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Here begin the proverbs proper. In this collection they are antithetical, They present a sharp contrast between wisdom and folly in the outworking of such in practical life. Seeing that this is indeed...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    REFLECTIONS. READER! let us both look to Him that gave to Solomon wisdom. that while some will run through these Proverbs as men may pass over a field where treasure is hidden, and are unconscious wh...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. He that hideth hatred with lying li...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THE LIPS OF THE RIGHTEOUS KNOW WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE,.... To God and man; what is well pleasing to, God, and what ministers grace to the hearers, or what is grateful: and such things they will deliver ou...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] frowardness. Ver. 32. _The lips of the righteous._] He carries, as it were, a pair of balances between his li...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom_ It freely, abundantly, and constantly brings forth wise counsels, as the earth or a tree brings forth its proper fruit, as the word ינוב, here used, prope...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    V. 32. THE LIPS OF THE RIGHTEOUS KNOW WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE, they are familiar with it, they are continually meditating upon it; BUT THE MOUTH OF THE WICKED SPEAKETH FROWARDNESS, only such things as are...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    FROWARDNESS: _ Heb._ frowardnesses...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1 The comfort of parents much depends on their children; and this suggests to both, motives to their duties. Proverbs 10:2; Proverbs 10:3. Though the righteous may be poor, the Lord will not suffer h...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    KNOW, to wit, practically, so as to consider and speak. Knowledge is here ascribed to the _lips_, as it is to the hands PSALMS 78:72, because they are conducted by knowledge and wisdom. WHAT IS ACCEPT...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Proverbs 10:32 lips H8193 righteous H6662 know H3045 (H8799) acceptable H7522 mouth H6310 wicked H7563 perverse H84

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The blessedness of the ways of righteousness and the folly of the ways of wickedness. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: The head of the just man will be crowned with the blessings both...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Proverbs 10:1. _The Proverbs of Solomon._ The nine preseding Chapter s may be regarded as a vestibule to the temple. Wisdom has been personified, and folly thrown into the darker shades. We have had a...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 10:31 The repetition of the MOUTH OF THE RIGHTEOUS (see v. Proverbs 10:11) and the mouth of the wicked

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 10:32_ ACCEPTABLE WORDS I. THE RIGHTEOUS MAN KNOWS WHAT WORDS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO GOD FROM A STUDY OF DIVINE LAWS. The courtier knows how to approach his king—in what words...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION VERSE 1-22:16 PART III. FIRST GREAT COLLECTION (375) OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS. VERSE 1-12:28 First section. The sections are noted by their commencing usually with the words, "a wise son....

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now in chapter 10 we have individual proverbs. Most of these individual proverbs are in contrast, where they are contrasting the wise with the foolish, or the wicked with the righteous. Or the diligen...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Daniel 4:27; Ecclesiastes 12:10; Proverbs 11:11; Proverbs 12:18;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The lips — Knowledge is here ascribed to the lips, as it is to the hands, Psalms 78:72, because they are conducted by knowledge and wisdom. Acceptable — What is truly worthy of acceptation....

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