Proverbs 10:32

10:32 The lips of the righteous know ¹  what is pleasing, ² 

but the speech ³  of the wicked is perverse.

[10:32]  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.

[10:32]  ² sn The righteous say what is pleasing, acceptable, or delightful; but the wicked say perverse and destructive things.

[10:32]  ³ tn Heb “lips.” The term “lips” is a metonymy of cause for what is said.