Proverbs 10:31
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.”
צַדִּיק
The blessed man is not the one who has never fallen — it is the one who knows where not to stand, not to walk, not to sit. Righteousness in the Psalms is relational — it is being in right standing with God, walking in step with Him, rooted in His word like a tree by water.
כָּרַת
it will be cut off
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כָּרַת
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)
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פֶּה
the mouth of
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פֶּה
Mouth. Peh. The mouth of the LORD has spoken. God's mouth never speaks empty words. Every word He speaks will be fulfilled.
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חׇכְמָה
wisdom
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חׇכְמָה
Wisdom. Chokhmah. The ability to apply knowledge rightly. It begins with the fear of the LORD and ends with godly living.
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נוּב
it will bear fruit
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נוּב
to germinate, i.e. (figuratively) to (causatively, make) flourish; also (of words), to utter
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תַּהְפֻּכָה
perversities
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תַּהְפֻּכָה
a perversity or fraud
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