Proverbs 17:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.”
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“The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 17:20 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 18:26to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
- Proverbs 3:32for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
- Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
- Proverbs 8:13To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
- Proverbs 10:10He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.
- Proverbs 10:14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
- Proverbs 10:31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
- Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
- Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
- James 3:6The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
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