Proverbs 10:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. ”

Proverbs 10:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The tongue, the instrument of the mind is contrasted with the heart or mind itself, the just with the wicked, the choice silver with the worthless “little,” the Hebrew word being possibly taken in...
Proverbs 10:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 10:2 ( cf. Psalms 3:7 ). righteousness: the growth of the conception of righteousness is an important subject. As in the Pss., there is a specific class the righteous opposed to the...
Proverbs 10:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

tongue. Put by Fig;. Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for what is spoken by it.
Proverbs 10:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. The heart of the wicked is little worth - כמעט kimat, is like little or nothing; or is like dross, while the t...
Proverbs 10:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Is little worth— The LXX read, shall fail; the Syriac, is gall; and the Chaldee, is contrition: but Schultens seems to have hit upon the right interpretation. He renders it, is like dross....
Proverbs 10:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. "The tongue of the ju...
Proverbs 10:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Here we reach the first collection of what were supposed to be Solomon's proverbs. Most of them consist of two lines parallel to each other. The parallelism is one of contrast, or agreement, or expla...
Proverbs 10:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 11 WEALTH "Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death." Proverbs 10:2 "O'er weening statesmen have full long relied On fleets and armies and exter...
Proverbs 10:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Blessing of the Lord Maketh Rich Proverbs 10:17-32 Let us specially avoid talking too much. Silence is golden. See Proverbs 10:19 . Yet the tongue of the just is as choice silver and the...
Proverbs 10:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here begin the proverbs proper. In this collection they are antithetical, They present a sharp contrast between wisdom and folly in the outworking of such in practical life. Seeing that this is indee...
Proverbs 10:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. He that hideth hatred with lying l...
Proverbs 10:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver ,.... Which utters things precious, pure, pleasant, and profitable; things for worth and value as choice silver; the doctrines of the Gospel, the power o...
Proverbs 10:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver: the heart of the wicked [is] little worth. Ver. 20. The tongue of the just is as choice silver. ] He scattereth "pearls," Mat 7:6 he throws abroad "tr...
Proverbs 10:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The tongue of the just is as choice silver Of great worth and use, bringing credit to himself, and great benefit to others; the heart of the wicked is little worth And consequently his tongue, wh...
Proverbs 10:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. 21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. We are here ta...
Proverbs 10:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

As choice silver; of great worth and use, bringing credit to himself, and much benefit to others. The heart, and consequently the tongue, which speaketh out of the abundance of the heart , Mat...
Proverbs 10:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Collection Of Solomon's Proverbs ( Proverbs 10:1 to Proverbs 29:27 ). Solomon's presentation of The Book of Proverbs has followed the pattern of much Wisdom literature. This commenced with the...
Proverbs 10:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 10:19-21 SPEECH AND SILENCE I. The wisdom of not always using the tongue when we might . “He that refraineth his lips is wise.” The reputation of a...
Proverbs 10:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 10:1 . The Proverbs of Solomon. The nine preseding Chapter s may be regarded as a vestibule to the temple. Wisdom has been personified, and folly thrown into the darker shades. We have ha...
Proverbs 10:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

The heart of the wicked is little worth. The heart not good where the practice is evil It is a dangerous opinion that however a man may deviate in his general practice from the habits of morali...
Proverbs 10:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Verse 1-22:16 Part III . FIRST GREAT COLLECTION (375) OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS . Verse 1-12:28 First section. The sections are noted by their commencing usually with t...
Proverbs 10:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 20. The tongue of the just, the speech of the righteous, is as choice silver, his words and advice are of great value; the heart of the wicked is little worth, it is a trifle, it is no good....
Proverbs 10:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 6:5 ; Genesis 8:21 ; Jeremiah 17:9 ; Matthew 12:34 ; Matthew 12:35 ; Proverbs 12:18 ; Proverbs 15:4 ; Proverbs 16:13 ; Proverbs 23:7 ; Proverbs 25:11 ; Proverbs 25:12
Proverbs 10:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Is — Of great worth and use. Heart — And consequently the tongue.

Proverbs 10:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 10:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 10:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 10:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 10:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 10:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 10:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 10:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 10:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 10:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 10:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 10:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 10:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 10:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 10:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 10:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 10:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 10:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 10:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 10:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 10:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 10:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 10:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 10:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes