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Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whoso hath a froward heart, obtaineth no good; and he that hath an overthwart tongue, shall fall into mischief.
New American Standard Bible
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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 King James verseion
He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a crooked tongue falls 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 that loveth strife, delighteth in sin; and whoso setteth his door too high, seeketh after a fall. 20 Whoso hath a froward heart, obtaineth no good; and he that hath an overthwart tongue, shall fall into mischief. 21 An unwise body bringeth himself in to sorrow; and the father of a fool can have no joy.
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Cross References
Psalm 18:26
With the clean thou shalt be clean, and with the froward thou shalt be froward. {TYNDALE: With the pure thou shalt be pure, and with the froward thou shalt be froward also.}
Proverbs 3:32
for the LORD abhorreth the froward, but his secret is among the righteous.
Proverbs 6:12-15
An ungodly person, a wicked man goeth with a froward mouth,
Proverbs 8:13
With me is the fear of the LORD, and the eschewing of evil. As for pride, disdain, and evil way, and a mouth that speaketh wicked things, I utterly abhor them.
Proverbs 10:10
He that winketh with his eye, will do some harm; but he that hath a foolish mouth shall be beaten.
Proverbs 10:14
Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is nigh destruction.
Proverbs 10:31
The mouth of the just will be talking of wisdom; but the tongue of the froward shall perish.
Proverbs 18:6-7
A fool's lips are ever brawling, and his mouth provoketh unto battle.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words out of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool will destroy himself.
James 3:6-8
and the tongue is fire, and a world of wickedness. So is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth afire all that we have of nature, and is itself set afire, even of hell.