Proverbs 17:20

The English Standar Version

A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.

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The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.

for the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, but the upright are in his confidence.

with the purified you show yourself pure; and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.

The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor,[3] but the lips of a fool consume him.

for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.