Proverbs 17:20

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:31 : 31 The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.
  • Prov 18:6-7 : 6 The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth. 7 The mouth of a fool `is' ruin to him, And his lips `are' the snare of his soul.
  • Eccl 10:12 : 12 Words of the mouth of the wise `are' gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.
  • Jas 3:6-8 : 6 and the tongue `is' a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the gehenna. 7 For every nature, both of beasts and of fowls, both of creeping things and things of the sea, is subdued, and hath been subdued, by the human nature, 8 and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, `it is' an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,
  • Ps 18:26 : 26 With the pure Thou showest Thyself pure, And with the perverse showest Thyself a wrestler,
  • Prov 3:32 : 32 For an abomination to Jehovah `is' the perverted, And with the upright `is' His secret counsel.
  • Prov 6:12-15 : 12 A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking `with' perverseness of mouth, 13 Winking with his eyes, speaking with his feet, Directing with his fingers, 14 Frowardness `is' in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth. 15 Therefore suddenly cometh his calamity, Instantly he is broken -- and no healing.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of Jehovah `is' to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.
  • Prov 10:10 : 10 Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.
  • Prov 10:14 : 14 The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool `is' near ruin.

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  • Prov 6:14
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    14Frowardness `is' in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth.

  • Prov 17:19
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    19Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him.

  • Prov 17:21
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    21Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.

  • Prov 10:17-20
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    17A traveller to life `is' he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.

    18Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.

    19In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips `is' wise.

    20The tongue of the righteous `is' chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing.

  • Prov 15:4
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    4A healed tongue `is' a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit.

  • Prov 16:27-30
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    27A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips -- as a burning fire.

    28A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

    29A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good.

    30Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil.

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    17Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

  • Prov 4:24
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    24Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,

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    10Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good.

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    9Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.

    10Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7Of oaths his mouth is full, And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue `is' perverseness and iniquity,

  • Prov 26:27-28
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    27Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And the roller of a stone, to him it turneth.

    28A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!

  • Prov 11:20
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    20An abomination to Jehovah `are' the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way `are' His delight.

  • Prov 6:12
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    12A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking `with' perverseness of mouth,

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse `in' his lips, who `is' a fool.

  • Prov 22:5
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    5Thorns -- snares `are' in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.

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    19Thy mouth thou hast sent forth with evil, And thy tongue joineth deceit together,

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    3The words of his mouth `are' iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.

  • Prov 10:31-32
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    31The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.

    32The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!

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    29A wicked man hath hardened by his face, And the upright -- he prepareth his way.

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    11An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.

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    10for `he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips -- not to speak guile;

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    14O the happiness of a man fearing continually, And whoso is hardening his heart falleth into evil.

  • Prov 6:18-19
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    18A heart devising thoughts of vanity -- Feet hasting to run to evil --

    19A false witness `who' doth breathe out lies -- And one sending forth contentions between brethren.

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    13Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.

  • Prov 21:6
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    6The making of treasures by a lying tongue, `Is' a vanity driven away of those seeking death.

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    2The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

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    13Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

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    23Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.

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    19A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver `with' his lips make not thyself surety.

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    7Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.

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    2For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant `is' the fool to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 29:1
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    1A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.