Proverbs 10:20
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.

Young's Literal Translation
The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked—as a little thing.

King James Bible
The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver: the heart of the wicked [is] little worth.

Hebrew
The tongue
לְשׁ֣וֹן (lə·šō·wn)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 3956: The tongue

of the righteous
צַדִּ֑יק (ṣad·dîq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6662: Just, righteous

[is] choice
נִ֭בְחָר (niḇ·ḥār)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 977: To try, select

silver,
כֶּ֣סֶף (ke·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

[but] the heart
לֵ֖ב (lêḇ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

of the wicked
רְשָׁעִ֣ים (rə·šā·‘îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

[has] little worth.
כִּמְעָֽט׃ (kim·‘āṭ)
Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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