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


In Context

17 At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.

18 A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend.

19 Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.

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

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

22 A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.

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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:20One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

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.