Proverbs 17:20

Modern

The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

Traditional

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

Literal

The twisted of heart shall not find good, and the turned in his tongue falls into evil.

Latin

Qui perversi cordis est non inveniet bonum, et qui vertit linguam incidet in malum.

Hebrew

English

The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

James 3:6–8
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
Proverbs 10:31
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
Proverbs 10:10
He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.
Proverbs 10:14
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
Proverbs 18:6–7
A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
Proverbs 3:32
…for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
Proverbs 6:12–15
A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
Psalm 18:26
…to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
Proverbs 8:13
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.