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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.

Context of Proverbs 17:20

18A man lacking in sense pledges And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor. 19He who loves transgression loves strife; He who raises his door seeks destruction. He who has a crooked mind finds no good, And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil. 21He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy. 22A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 17:20 word by word

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

• He whoעִקֵּשׁ‛iqqêsh · twistedH6141
• mindלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• findsמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• pervertedהָפַךְhâphak · to overturnH2015
• in his languageלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
• fallsנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307

Cross-references for Proverbs 17:20

• Proverbs 3:32For the devious are an abomination to the Lord; But He is intimate with the upright.
• Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a wicked man, Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth,
• Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverted mouth, I hate.
• Psalms 18:26With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the crooked You show Yourself astute.
• Proverbs 10:10He who winks the eye causes trouble, And a babbling fool will be ruined.
• Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips bring strife, And his mouth calls for blows.
• Ecclesiastes 10:12Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;
• James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is 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