Proverbs 17:20

Revised Version 1885

He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Cross References

Psalm 18:26

With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt shew thyself froward.

Proverbs 10:10

He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: But a prating fool shall fall.

Proverbs 10:14

Wise men lay up knowledge: But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom: But the froward tongue shall be cut off.

Proverbs 24:20

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

Proverbs 3:32

For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD: But his secret is with the upright.

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the froward mouth, do I hate.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

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