Proverbs 17:20

American Standard Version 2015

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

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The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom;\par\tab But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

Wise men lay up knowledge;\par\tab But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow;\par\tab But a prating fool shall fall.

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil:\par\tab Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way,\par\tab And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah;\par\tab But his friendship is with the upright.

With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure;\par\tab And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

For there shall be no reward to the evil man;\par\tab The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.