Proverbs 17:20

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:31 : 31 The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.
  • Prov 18:6-7 : 6 A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes. 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
  • Eccl 10:12 : 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
  • Jas 3:6-8 : 6 And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of beasts and birds, of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed by mankind. 8 But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] a restless evil, [it is] full of deadly poison.
  • Ps 18:26 : 26 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.
  • Prov 3:32 : 32 For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.
  • Prov 6:12-15 : 12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth; 13 That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers; 14 In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord. 15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.
  • Prov 10:10 : 10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.
  • Prov 10:14 : 14 Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 6:14
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    14In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.

  • Prov 17:19
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    19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.

  • Prov 17:21
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    21He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

  • Prov 10:17-20
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    17He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

    18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

    19In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

    20The tongue of the righteous is [as] choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.

  • Prov 15:4
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    4A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

  • Prov 16:27-30
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    27A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

    28A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

    29A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

    30He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.

  • Prov 4:24
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    24Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

  • Prov 10:9-10
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    9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

    10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

  • Prov 26:27-28
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    27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.

    28A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight.

  • Prov 6:12
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    12A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

  • Prov 22:5
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    5Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

  • Ps 50:19
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    19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.

  • Ps 36:3
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    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.

  • Prov 10:31-32
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    31The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

    32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] perverseness.

  • Prov 24:8
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    8He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked man hardeneth his face; But as for the upright, he establisheth his ways.

  • Prov 17:11
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    11An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

  • 1 Pet 3:10
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    10For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

  • Prov 28:14
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    14Happy is the man that feareth alway; But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

  • Prov 6:18-19
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    18A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,

    19A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

  • Prov 17:13
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    13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

  • Prov 21:6
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    6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

  • Ps 34:13
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    13Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.

  • Prov 21:23
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    23Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

  • Prov 20:19
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    19He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

  • Prov 17:7
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    7Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.

  • Prov 24:2
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    2For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 29:1
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    1He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.