Proverbs 17:20 - Tree of Life Version

²⁰ A perverse heart finds nothing good a devious tongue falls into trouble.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ He who has a wayward and crooked mind finds no good, and he who has a willful and contrary tongue will fall into calamity. [James 3:8.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Common English Bible

²⁰ Those with crooked hearts won’t prosper, and those with twisted tongues will fall into trouble.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ Whoever is of a perverse heart shall not find good. And whoever turns his tongue shall fall into evil.

Proverbs 17:20 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 18:26

With the loyal You deal loyally. With the blameless You are blameless.

Proverbs 10:10

One who winks an eye maliciously causes grief, while a babbling fool comes to ruin.

Proverbs 10:14

Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool is near ruin.

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

Proverbs 24:20

for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

Proverbs 3:32

For the devious are detestable to Adonai, but He takes the upright into His confidence.

Proverbs 8:13

To fear Adonai is to hate evil. I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and a perverse mouth.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but the lips of a fool destroy him.