Proverbs 17:20

Bible in Basic English 1965

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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He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.

For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.

The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.