Proverbs 17:20

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A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

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  • Prov 10:31 : 31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut off.
  • Prov 18:6-7 : 6 A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating. 7 The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his soul.
  • Eccl 10:12 : 12 The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.
  • Jas 3:6-8 : 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting the entire course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. 7 Every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
  • Ps 18:26 : 26 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful; to the blameless You show Yourself blameless.
  • Prov 3:32 : 32 For the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, but His confidential counsel is with the upright.
  • Prov 6:12-15 : 12 A worthless person, a man of wickedness, walks with a corrupt mouth, 13 winking with his eyes, signaling with his feet, pointing with his fingers. 14 He plots evil with deceit in his heart; he constantly stirs up dissension. 15 Therefore his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant, he will be broken beyond healing.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior, and perverse speech.
  • Prov 10:10 : 10 The one who winks with an eye causes trouble, and a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.
  • Prov 10:14 : 14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 6:14
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    14He plots evil with deceit in his heart; he constantly stirs up dissension.

  • Prov 17:19
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    19Whoever loves transgression loves strife; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27Whoever diligently seeks good finds favor, but trouble will come to the one who searches for evil.

  • Prov 17:21
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    21The one who fathers a fool brings grief; the father of a senseless child has no joy.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 10:17-20
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    17The one who heeds discipline is on the path of life, but the one who rejects correction leads others astray.

    18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

    19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but the one who restrains his lips is wise.

    20The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

  • Prov 15:4
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    4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

  • Prov 16:27-30
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    27A worthless man plots evil, and his words are like a scorching fire.

    28A perverse person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

    29A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.

    30The one who winks with his eyes is plotting perverse things, and the one who purses his lips is bent on evil.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

  • Prov 4:24
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    24Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and keep corrupt speech far from you.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • Prov 10:9-10
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    9The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.

    10The one who winks with an eye causes trouble, and a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and iniquity.

  • Prov 26:27-28
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    27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and the one who rolls a stone—it will come back upon them.

    28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20Those with twisted hearts are detestable to the Lord, but His delight is in those whose ways are blameless.

  • Prov 6:12
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    12A worthless person, a man of wickedness, walks with a corrupt mouth,

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • Prov 22:5
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    5Thorns and snares are in the path of the crooked; whoever guards their soul will stay far from them.

  • Ps 50:19
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    19You let your mouth speak evil, and your tongue devises deceit.

  • Ps 36:3
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    3For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated.

  • Prov 10:31-32
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    31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut off.

    32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversities.

  • Prov 24:8
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    8The one who plots evil will be called a schemer.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the treacherous leads to ruin.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked man hardens his face, but an upright person considers their way.

  • Prov 17:11
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    11A rebellious person seeks only evil, so a cruel messenger will be sent against them.

  • 1 Pet 3:10
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    10For the one who wants to love life and to see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

  • Prov 28:14
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    14Blessed is the one who fears always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into trouble.

  • Prov 6:18-19
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    18a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,

    19a false witness who pours out lies, and one who stirs up conflict among brothers.

  • Prov 17:13
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    13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from their house.

  • Prov 21:6
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    6The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a trap of death.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • Ps 34:13
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    13Who is the person who desires life and loves many days to see good?

  • Prov 21:23
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    23Whoever guards their mouth and tongue keeps themselves from troubles.

  • Prov 20:19
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    19A gossip betrays a confidence, so avoid anyone who talks too much.

  • Prov 17:7
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    7Eloquent speech is not fitting for a fool; how much less deceitful speech for a ruler!

  • Prov 24:2
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    2For their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk of trouble.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23The wicked accept a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 29:1
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    1A man who is often corrected but stubbornly stiffens his neck will be suddenly broken beyond healing.