10:32 The lips of the righteous know 1 what is pleasing, 2
but the speech 3 of the wicked is perverse.
1 sn The verb “know” applied to “lips” is unusual. “Lips” is a metonymy for what the righteous say; and their words “know” (a personification) what is pleasing, i.e., they are acquainted with.
2 sn The righteous say what is pleasing, acceptable, or delightful; but the wicked say perverse and destructive things.
3 tn Heb “lips.” The term “lips” is a metonymy of cause for what is said.