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title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3701 -- Occurrence 322 of 403">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כֶּ֣סֶף<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kesef_3701.htm" title="Ke·sef: silver -- Occurrence 114 of 131.">ke-sep̄</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[is] silver</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 977: 1) to choose, elect, decide for<BR> 1a) (Qal) to choose <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be chosen <BR> 1c) (Pual) to be chosen, selected">977</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_977.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 977 -- Occurrence 120 of 152">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נִ֭בְחָר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/nivchor_977.htm" title="Niv·chor: is choice -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">niḇ-ḥār</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">choice</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular">V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3956: 1) tongue <BR> 1a) tongue (of men) <BR> 1a1) tongue (literal) <BR> 1a2) tongue (organ of speech) <BR> 1b) language <BR> 1c) tongue (of animals) <BR> 1d) tongue (of fire) <BR> 1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)">3956</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3956.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3956 -- Occurrence 67 of 117">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְשׁ֣וֹן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/leshon_3956.htm" title="le·Shon: the tongue -- Occurrence 9 of 19.">lə-šō-wn</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the tongue</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - common singular construct">N-csc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6662: 1) just, lawful, righteous <BR> 1a) just, righteous (in government) <BR> 1b) just, right (in one's cause)<BR> 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) <BR> 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) <BR> 1e) right, correct, lawful">6662</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6662.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6662 -- Occurrence 97 of 206">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">צַדִּ֑יק<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tzaddik_6662.htm" title="tzad·Dik;: of the righteous -- Occurrence 49 of 110.">ṣad-dîq;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the righteous</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine singular">Adj-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3820: 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding <BR> 1a) inner part, midst <BR> 1a1) midst (of things) <BR> 1a2) heart (of man) <BR> 1a3) soul, heart (of man) <BR> 1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory <BR> 1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will) <BR> 1a6) conscience <BR> 1a7) heart (of moral character) <BR> 1a8) as seat of appetites <BR> 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage">3820</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3820 -- Occurrence 317 of 593">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לֵ֖ב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lev_3820.htm" title="lev: the heart -- Occurrence 108 of 201.">lêḇ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the heart</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7563: 1) wicked, criminal <BR> 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) <BR> 1b) wicked (hostile to God) <BR> 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)">7563</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7563 -- Occurrence 137 of 262">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">רְשָׁעִ֣ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/reshaim_7563.htm" title="re·sha·'Im: of the wicked -- Occurrence 65 of 105.">rə-šā-‘îm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the wicked</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine plural">Adj-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4592.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4592: 1) littleness, few, a little, fewness <BR> 1a) little, small, littleness, fewness, too little, yet a little <BR> 1b) like a little, within a little, almost, just, hardly, shortly, little worth">4592</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4592.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4592 -- Occurrence 69 of 102">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כִּמְעָֽט׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kimat_4592.htm" title="kim·'At.: is little -- Occurrence 14 of 17.">kim-‘āṭ.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[is worth] little</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-k :: Adjective - masculine singular">Prep-k | Adj-ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script 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righteous -- 6662: just, righteous">צַדִּ֑יק</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3820.htm" title="lev: the heart -- 3820: inner man, mind, will, heart">לֵ֖ב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7563.htm" title="re·sha·'im: of the wicked -- 7563: wicked, criminal">רְשָׁעִ֣ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4592.htm" title="kim·'at.: is little -- 4592: a little, fewness, a few">כִּמְעָֽט׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/proverbs/10.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3956.htm" title="lashown (law-shone') -- + babbler,bay, + evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge">The tongue</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6662.htm" title="tsaddiyq (tsad-deek') -- just, lawful, righteous (man)">of the just</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/977.htm" title="bachar (baw-khar') -- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require">is as choice</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3701.htm" title="keceph (keh'-sef) -- money, price, silver(-ling)">silver</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3820.htm" title="leb (labe) -- + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom">the heart</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7563.htm" title="rasha' (raw-shaw') -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong">of the wicked</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4592.htm" title="m'at (meh-at') -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon">is little worth</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/10.htm">משלי 10:20 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">כֶּ֣סֶף נִ֭בְחָר לְשֹׁ֣ון צַדִּ֑יק לֵ֖ב רְשָׁעִ֣ים כִּמְעָֽט׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/10.htm">משלי 10:20 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">כסף נבחר לשון צדיק לב רשעים כמעט׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/10.htm">משלי 10:20 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">כסף נבחר לשון צדיק לב רשעים כמעט׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/10.htm">משלי 10:20 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">כסף נבחר לשון צדיק לב רשעים כמעט׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/proverbs/10-20.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/10.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver, The heart of the wicked is worth little.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The tongue of the just <i>is as</i> choice silver: the heart of the wicked <i>is</i> little worth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The tongue of the righteous is pure silver; the heart of the wicked is of little value. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">tongue</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 12:18</span> There is that speaks like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 15:4</span> A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 16:13</span> Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaks right.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/25-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 25:11,12</span> A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/12-35.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 12:35</span> A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things…</a></p><p class="hdg">the heart</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 23:7</span> For as he thinks in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, said he to …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/6-5.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 6:5</span> And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/8-21.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 8:21</span> And the LORD smelled a sweet smell; and the LORD said in his heart, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 17:9</span> The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 12:34</span> O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/proverbs/10-20.htm">Proverbs 10:20</a> • <a href="/niv/proverbs/10-20.htm">Proverbs 10:20 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/proverbs/10-20.htm">Proverbs 10:20 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/proverbs/10-20.htm">Proverbs 10:20 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/proverbs/10-20.htm">Proverbs 10:20 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/proverbs/10-20.htm">Proverbs 10:20 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/10-20.htm">Proverbs 10:20 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