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.

Cross References

Psalm 18:26

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

Proverbs 10:10

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

Proverbs 10:14

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

Proverbs 10:31

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

Proverbs 24:20

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

Proverbs 3:32

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

Proverbs 8:13

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

Ecclesiastes 10:12

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