Proverbs 17:20
King James Version (KJV)
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
American Standard Version (ASV)
He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
World English Bible (WEB)
One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
Proverbs 17:20 Cross References
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
