Proverbs 17:20

“He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Proverbs 17:20

He that hath a froward heart, findeth no good, and he that hath a peruerse tongue, falleth into mischiefe.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Proverbs chapter 17

He who has a crooked mind finds no good, And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.
- Basic English Bible

He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.
- Darby Bible

He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.
- Douay Rheims Bible

He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
- Webster's Bible

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

The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
- Youngs Literal Bible

He that hath a froward heart findeth no good; and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into evil.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Leonard's comment on 2014-12-17 10:53:43:

Some people feast on complaining about every thing, they look for the bad in the good instead of the good in the bad!

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