நீதிமானுடைய நாவு சுத்தவெள்ளி; துன்மார்க்கனுடைய மனம் அற்பவிலையும் பெறாது.
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The tongue of the righteous is `as’ choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
The tongue of the righteous [man] is [as] choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.
World English Bible (WEB)
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.
Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)
The tongue of the righteous `is’ chosen silver, The heart of the wicked — as a little thing.
Cross Reference
Genesis 6:5
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Matthew 12:34
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Proverbs 25:11
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Proverbs 23:7
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
Proverbs 16:13
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
Proverbs 15:4
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
Proverbs 8:19
My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
Genesis 8:21
And the LORD smelled a sweet savor; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
Proverbs 12:18
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
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