Mazmur 94:4

94:4 They spew out threats ¹  and speak defiantly;

all the evildoers boast. ² 

Amsal 10:32

10:32 The lips of the righteous know ³  what is pleasing, ⁴ 

but the speech ⁵  of the wicked is perverse.

[94:4]  ¹ tn Heb “they gush forth [words].”

[94:4]  ² tn The Hitpael of אָמַר (’amar) occurs only here (and perhaps in Isa 61:6).

[10:32]  ³ 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.

[10:32]  ⁴ sn The righteous say what is pleasing, acceptable, or delightful; but the wicked say perverse and destructive things.

[10:32]  ⁵ tn Heb “lips.” The term “lips” is a metonymy of cause for what is said.