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Proverbs 10:31

NETBible	The speech¹ of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom,² but the one who speaks perversion³ will be destroyed.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Pro 10:31	The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 10:31	The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom, But the perverted tongue will be cut out.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 10:31	The godly person gives wise advice, but the tongue that deceives will be cut off.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 10:31	A good person's mouth is a clear fountain of wisdom; a foul mouth is a stagnant swamp.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 10:31	The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 10:31	The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 10:31	The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, But the perverse tongue will be cut out.
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KJV	The mouth <06310> of the just <06662> bringeth forth <05107> (8799) wisdom <02451>_: but the froward <08419> tongue <03956> shall be cut out <03772> (8735)_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 10:31	The mouth <06310> of the righteous <06662> flows <05107> with wisdom <02451> , But the perverted <08419> tongue <03956> will be cut <03772> out.
LXXM	stoma <4750> N-NSN dikaiou <1342> A-GSM apostazei {V-PAI-3S} sofian <4678> N-ASF glwssa <1100> N-NSF de <1161> PRT adikou <94> A-GSM exoleitai {V-FMI-3S}
NET [draft] ITL	The speech <06310> of the righteous <06662> bears <05107> the fruit <05107> of wisdom <02451> , but the one who speaks <03956> perversion <08419> will be destroyed <03772> .
HEBREW	trkt <03772> twkpht <08419> Nwslw <03956> hmkx <02451> bwny <05107> qydu <06662> yp (10:31) <06310>

NETBible

The speech¹ of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom,² but the one who speaks perversion³ will be destroyed.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “the mouth.” The term פֶּה (peh, “mouth”) functions as a metonymy of cause for speech.

²tn Heb “bears wisdom.” The verb נוּב (nuv) means “to bear fruit.” It is used figuratively of the righteous; they produce wisdom and righteousness. The term חָכְמָה (khokhmah, “wisdom”) represents the “fruit” that the righteous bear: “they bear the fruit of wisdom” (BDB 626 s.v.).

³tn Heb “the tongue of perversions.” The noun תַּהְפֻּכוֹת (tahpukhot, “perversions”) functions as a genitive of content; it refers to what the tongue says – perverse things. The plural form depicts a plural of character. The term לָשׁוֹן (lashon, “tongue”) functions as a synecdoche of part (= tongue) for the whole person (= the speaker). The tongue is emphasized because this person is characterized by perverse speech. The term תַּהְפֻּכוֹת (“perversions”) refers to those who turn things upside down, overthrow, or pervert what is right.

⁴tn Heb “will be cut off” (so NAB, NRSV, NLT); cf. KJV, NASB, NIV “cut out.” Their tongue will be cut off, a hyperbole meaning to bring to an end the evil that they speak.