Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a crooked tongue falls into mischief.
New American Standard Bible
And he who is
King James Version
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Holman Bible
and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.
International Standard Version
The person whose mind is perverse does not find good, and anyone with perverted speech falls into trouble.
A Conservative Version
He who has a wayward heart finds no good, and he who has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.
American Standard Version
He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Amplified
He who has a crooked mind finds no good,
And he who is perverted in his language falls 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.
Darby Translation
He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.
Julia Smith Translation
The perverse of heart shall not find good: and he turning about with his tongue shall fall into evil.
King James 2000
He that has a crooked heart finds no good: and he that has a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He who is crooked of heart will not find goodness, and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whoso hath a froward heart, obtaineth no good; and he that hath an overthwart tongue, shall fall into mischief.
NET Bible
The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.
New Heart English Bible
One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
The Emphasized Bible
The crooked in heart, shall not find good, and, he that is perverse with his tongue, shall fall into wickedness.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
Themes
Frowardness » Those that have a froward heart
Heart » The unregenerate » Is wayward
Heart » Those that have a froward heart
character of the unrenewed Heart » Froward
Mischief » Who falls into mischief
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 17:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
19 He who loves fighting loves transgression; he who makes his gate high seeks ruin. 20 He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a crooked tongue falls into mischief. 21 He who fathers a fool does it to his sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.
Phrases
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Cross References
Psalm 18:26
with the pure You will show Yourself pure; and with the crooked You will show Yourself perverse.
Proverbs 3:32
For the crooked man is hateful to Jehovah, but His secret is with the righteous.
Proverbs 6:12-15
A worthless person, a wicked man walks with a crooked mouth,
Proverbs 8:13
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; I hate pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the wicked mouth.
Proverbs 10:10
He who winks the eye causes sorrow; but a babbling fool shall fall.
Proverbs 10:14
Wise ones store up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
Proverbs 10:31
The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom; but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.
Proverbs 18:6-7
A fool's lips enter into argument, and his mouth calls for strokes.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow him.
James 3:6-8
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. So the tongue is set among our members, spotting all the body and inflaming the course of nature, and being inflamed by hell.