Proverbs 17:20

Proverbs 17:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
• New International Version (NIV)One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The crooked heart will not prosper; the lying tongue tumbles into trouble.

Context of Proverbs 17:20

18One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor. 19Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction. A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity. 21He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy. 22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 17:20 word by word

עִקֶּשׁ־לֵ֭ב לֹ֣א יִמְצָא־ט֑וֹב וְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְ בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ יִפּ֥וֹל בְּרָעָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He that hath a frowardעִקֵּשׁ‛iqqêsh · twistedH6141
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• findethמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• no goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• and he that hath a perverseהָפַךְhâphak · to overturnH2015
• tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
• fallethנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• into mischiefרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451

Cross-references for Proverbs 17:20

• Proverbs 3:32for the devious person is an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence.
• Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech,
• Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.
• Psalms 18:26with the purified you show yourself pure; and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
• Proverbs 10:10Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, and a babbling fool will come to ruin.
• Proverbs 18:6A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.
• Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.
• James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.

Commentaries on Proverbs 17:20

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20Verse 20 There is nothing got by ill designs. And many have paid dear for an unbridled tongue.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. The second clause advances on the first. The ill-natured fail of good, and the cavilling and fault-finding incur evil.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 17:20

• Heart
• Speaking

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Commentaries on Proverbs 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings