Proverbs 17:20

New King James Version

He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.

Cross References

Psalm 18:26

With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

Proverbs 10:10

He who winks with the eye causes trouble, But a prating fool will fall.

Proverbs 10:14

Wise people store up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, But the perverse tongue will be cut out.

Proverbs 24:20

For there will be no prospect for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.

Proverbs 3:32

For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord, But His secret counsel is with the upright.

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up;