Proverbs 17:20
What does Proverbs 17:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 17:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
KJV
King James Version · 1611He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
- Psalms 18:26
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.
- Proverbs 18:6
A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.
- Proverbs 10:14
Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
- Proverbs 6:12
A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;
- Proverbs 8:13
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.
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