Proverbs 17:20

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Who so hath a frowarde herte, opteyneth no good: and he yt hath an ouerthwarte tonge, shal fall into myschefe.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:31 : 31 The mouth of the iust wilbe talkynge of wysdome, but the tonge of the frowarde shal perish.
  • Prov 18:6-7 : 6 A fooles lippes are euer brawlinge, and his mouth prouoketh vnto batayll. 7 A fooles mouth is his owne destruccion, and his lippes are ye snare for his owne soule.
  • Eccl 10:12 : 12 The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gracious, but the lippes of a foole wil destroye himself.
  • Jas 3:6-8 : 6 and the tonge is fyre, and a worlde of wyckednes. So is the tonge set amonge oure membres, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth a fyre all that we haue of nature, and is it selfe set a fyre euen of hell. 7 All the natures of beastes, and of byrdes, and of serpentes, and thinges of the see, are meked and tamed of the nature of ma. 8 But the toge can no man tame. Yt is an vnruely euell full of deedly poysou.
  • Ps 18:26 : 26 With the clene thou shalt be clene & with the frowarde thou shalt be frowarde.
  • Prov 3:32 : 32 for the LORDE abhorreth the frowarde, but his secrete is amonge the righteous.
  • Prov 6:12-15 : 12 A dissemblynge person, a wicked man goeth with a frowarde mouth: 13 he wyncketh with his eyes, he tokeneth wt his fete, he poynteth wt his fyngers, 14 he is euer ymageninge myschefe & frowardnesse in his hert, & causeth discorde. 15 Therfore shal his destruccion come hastely vpo him, sodenly shal he be all tobroken, and not be healed.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 With me is the feare of the LORDE, and ye eschuynge of euell. As for pryde, disdayne, an euell waye, & a mouth that speaketh wicked thiges, I vtterly abhorre the.
  • Prov 10:10 : 10 He yt wynketh with his eye, wil do some harme: but he that hath a foolish mouth, shalbe beaten.
  • Prov 10:14 : 14 Wyse me laye vp knowlege, but ye mouth of ye foolish is nye destruccio.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 6:14
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    14he is euer ymageninge myschefe & frowardnesse in his hert, & causeth discorde.

  • Prov 17:19
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    19He yt loueth strife, delyteth in synne: & who so setteth his dore to hye, seketh after a fall.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4A wicked body holdeth moch of false lippes, & a dyssemblynge persone geueth eare to a disceatfull toge.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27He that laboureth for honesty fyndeth his desyre: but who so seketh after myschefe, it shal happe vnto him.

  • Prov 17:21
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    21An vnwyse body bryngeth himselfe in to sorowe, and ye father of a foole can haue no ioye.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3Foolishnesse maketh a man to go out of his waye, & then is his herte vnpacient agaynst the LORDE.

  • Prov 10:17-20
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    17To take hede vnto ye chastenynge of nurtoure, is ye waye of life: but he that refuseth to be refourmed, goeth wroge.

    18Dissemblynge lippes kepe hatred secretly, and he that speaketh eny slaunder, is a foole.

    19Where moch bablinge is, there must nedes be offence: he that refrayneth his lippes, is wysest of all.

    20An innocent tonge is a noble treasure, but the herte of the vngodly is nothinge worth.

  • Prov 15:4
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    4A wholsome tonge is a tre of life, but he that abuseth it, hath a broken mynde.

  • Prov 16:27-30
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    27An vngodly personne stereth vp euell, and in his lippes he is as an whote burnynge fyre.

    28A frowarde body causeth strife, and he yt is a blabbe of his tonge, maketh deuysion amonge prynces.

    29A wicked ma begyleth his neghbor, & ledeth him ye waye yt is not good.

    30He that wyncketh wt his eyes, ymagineth myschefe: and he yt byteth his lippes, wyl do some harme.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17An vnpacient man handeleth foolishly, but he that is well aduysed, doth other wayes.

  • Prov 4:24
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    24Put awaye from the a frowarde mouth, and let the lippes of slaunder be farre from the.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10Who so ledeth ye rightuous in to an euell waye, shal fall in to his owne pytt, but ye iust shal haue the good in possession.

  • Prov 10:9-10
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    9He that leadeth an innocent life, walketh surely: but who so goeth a wroge waye, shalbe knowne.

    10He yt wynketh with his eye, wil do some harme: but he that hath a foolish mouth, shalbe beaten.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7He sytteth lurkynge in the gardens, that he maye pryuely murthur the innocent, his eyes are set vpo the poore.

  • Prov 26:27-28
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    27Who so dyggeth vp a pytt, shal fal therin: and he yt weltreth a stone, shal stomble vpon it hymselfe.

    28A dyssemblynge tonge hateth one that rebuketh him, and a flaterige mouth worketh myschefe.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20The LORDE abhorreth a fayned hert, but he hath pleasure in them that are vndefyled.

  • Prov 6:12
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    12A dissemblynge person, a wicked man goeth with a frowarde mouth:

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is the poore that lyueth godly, the the blasphemer that is but a foole.

  • Prov 22:5
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    5Speares and snares are in ye waye of the frowarde, but he yt wil kepe his soule, let him fle fro soch.

  • Ps 50:19
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    19Thou lettest yi mouth speake wickednesse, & thy tonge paynteth disceate.

  • Ps 36:3
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    3The wordes of his mouth are vnrightuousnesse and disceate, he wil not be lerned to do good.

  • Prov 10:31-32
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    31The mouth of the iust wilbe talkynge of wysdome, but the tonge of the frowarde shal perish.

    32The lippes of the rightuous are occupied in acceptable thinges, but the mouth of the vngodly taketh them to the worst.

  • Prov 24:8
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    8He yt ymagineth myschefe, maye wel be called an vngracious personne.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Good vnderstondinge geueth fauoure, but harde is the waye of the despysers.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29An vngodly man goeth forth rashly, but the iust refourmeth his owne waye.

  • Prov 17:11
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    11A sedicious personne seketh myschefe, but a cruell messaunger shal be sent agaynst him.

  • 1 Pet 3:10
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    10For who so listeth to lyue, and wolde fayne se good dayes, Let him refrayne his tonge from euell, and his lippes yt they speake no gyle.

  • Prov 28:14
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    14Well is him that stodeth allwaye in awe: as for him that hardeneth his herte, he shal fall in to mischefe.

  • Prov 6:18-19
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    18an herte yt goeth aboute wt wicked ymaginacios, fete that be swift in rennynge to do myschefe,

    19a false wytnesse yt bringeth vp lyes, & soch one as soweth discorde amonge brethren.

  • Prov 17:13
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    13Who so rewardeth euell for good, the plage shal not departe fro his house.

  • Prov 21:6
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    6Who so hoordeth vp riches wt ye disceatfulnes of his tonge, he is a foole, & like vnto them that seke their owne death.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2A wyse tonge commendeth knowlege, a foolish mouth blabbeth out nothinge but foolishnesse.

  • Ps 34:13
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    13Let him refrayne his tonge from euell, and his lippes that they speake no gyle.

  • Prov 21:23
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    23Who so kepeth his mouth and his tonge, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.

  • Prov 20:19
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    19Medle not with him that bewrayeth secretes, and is a slaunderer, and disceaueth with his lippes.

  • Prov 17:7
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    7An eloquent speach becometh not a foole, a dyssemblinge mouth also besemeth not a prynce.

  • Prov 24:2
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    2For their herte ymagineth to do hurte, & their lippes talke of myschefe.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23The vngodly taketh giftes out of the bosome, to wraist the wayes of iudgment.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29Who so maketh disquyetnesse in his owne house, he shal haue wynde for his heretage, and the foole shal be seruaunt to the wyse.

  • Prov 29:1
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    1He that is stiffnecked & wyll not be refourmed, shal sodenly be destroyed wt out eny helpe.