With the clean You show Yourself clean; And with the crooked You show Yourself twisted.
Proverbs 17:20 - The Scriptures 2009 He who has a crooked heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who has a wayward and crooked mind finds no good, and he who has a willful and contrary tongue will fall into calamity. [James 3:8.] American Standard Version (1901) He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. Common English Bible Those with crooked hearts won’t prosper, and those with twisted tongues will fall into trouble. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever is of a perverse heart shall not find good. And whoever turns his tongue shall fall into evil. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil. |
With the clean You show Yourself clean; And with the crooked You show Yourself twisted.
He who winks with the eye causes sorrow, And one with foolish lips falls.
The wise treasure up knowledge, But the mouth of a fool is near ruin.
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, But the tongue of perverseness is cut out.
For there is no future for the evil-doer; The lamp of the wrongdoers is put out.
For the perverse one is an abomination to יהוה, And His secret counsel is with the straight.
“The fear of יהוה is to hate evil. I have hated pride and arrogance, And the evil way, And the perverse mouth.
Words of a wise man’s mouth show favour, but the lips of a fool swallow him up;