Proverbs Chapter 17 verse 20 Holy Bible
He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
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Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.
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He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.
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He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
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One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, And one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
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The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20. - He that hath a froward heart findeth no good. (For "froward," see on Proverbs 11:20; for "find good," on Proverbs 16:20.) The perverse, wilful man shall not prosper, shall win no blessing in his worldly matters, much less in spiritual things. Septuagint, "He who is hard of heart meeteth not with good things." He that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief; literally, he who turns himself about with his tongue, saying one thing at one time and something quite contrary at another. Vulgate, qui vertit linguam; Septuagint, ἀνὴρ εὐμετάβολος γλώσσῃ, "easily changed in tongue" (comp. Proverbs 8:13; Proverbs 10:31, where the word is different). "Mischief" (ra) "is trouble," "calamity," as in Proverbs 13:17. Speaking of the various aspects which words may assume, Cato ('Dist.,' 4:20) says - "Sermo hominum mores et celat et indicat idem." "Man's words his character reveal,But often they his mind conceal?
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) He that hath a froward heart, findeth no good.--For he is an abomination to God (Proverbs 11:20), and so gains no blessing from Him.
