Proverbs 17:20 “The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is de…”

Proverbs 17:20

The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

World English Bible

One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

American Standard Version

He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Geneva Bible 1599

The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughtie tongue, shall fall into euill.

Darby Translation

He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.

Young's Literal Translation

The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.

Bible in Basic English

Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

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Cross references

“He that hath a froward heart”

Proverbs 3:32 Proverbs 6:12–15 Proverbs 8:13 Psalm 18:26

Proverbs 3:32 · BSB

for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.

Proverbs 6:12–15 · BSB

A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,

Proverbs 8:13 · BSB

To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

Psalm 18:26 · BSB

to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

“and he”

James 3:6–8 Proverbs 10:31 Proverbs 10:10 Proverbs 10:14 Ecclesiastes 10:12 Proverbs 18:6

James 3:6–8 · BSB

The 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.

Proverbs 10:31 · BSB

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

Proverbs 10:10 · BSB

He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.

Proverbs 10:14 · BSB

The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.

Ecclesiastes 10:12 · BSB

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

Proverbs 18:6 · BSB

A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.

21A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.

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