20One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.


In Context

17 A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.

18 A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.

19 He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

20 One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

21 He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

22 A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 17:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:20A man of perverse heart does not prosper; he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:20He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:20He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:20He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:20The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:20He that has a fraudulent heart finds no good: and he that has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.