Pro 10:32 | NET2full | STEP | The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing , but the speech of the wicked is perverse .

‏ Proverbs 10:32

32 The lips of the righteous know ^{▼▼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.} what is pleasing, ^{▼▼sn The righteous say what is pleasing, acceptable, or delightful, but the wicked say perverse and destructive things.}
but the speech ^{▼▼tn Heb “lips.” The term “lips” is a metonymy of cause for what is said.} of the wicked is perverse.