Proverbs 17:20
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He that hath a froward heart findeth no good, and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into iniquity.
He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
He who has a crooked mind finds no good, And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
He who has a wayward and crooked mind finds no good, and he who has a willful and contrary tongue will fall into calamity.
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.
Those with crooked hearts won’t prosper, and those with twisted tongues will fall into trouble.
A crooked-hearted person will find nothing good, and the perverse of speech will end in calamity.
Dishonesty does you no good, and telling lies will get you in trouble.
He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.
He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.
Crooks will not profit from their crimes, and those who plan to cause trouble will be trapped when it comes.
Anyone who thinks about bad things will not do well in life. Anyone who deceives people with lies will have a lot of trouble.
A crooked mind does not find good. A perverted tongue will fall into disaster.
A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
A person with an ·evil [crooked] heart will find no success, and the person ·whose words are evil [L who twists matters with their tongue] will get into trouble.
The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughty tongue, shall fall into evil.
A twisted mind never finds happiness, and one with a devious tongue ⌞repeatedly⌟ gets into trouble.
Anyone who thinks and speaks evil can expect to find nothing good—only disaster.
One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.
A person with an evil heart will find no success. And the person whose words are evil will get into trouble.
The person whose mind is perverse does not find good, and anyone with perverted speech falls into trouble.
¶ He that has a perverse heart shall never find good, and he that stirs up trouble with his tongue shall fall into evil.
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
He who has a crooked heart finds no good, And he who is perverted in his tongue falls into evil.
He who is crooked of heart will not find goodness, and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.
An evil man is suspicious of everyone and tumbles into constant trouble.
A bad motive can’t achieve a good end; double-talk brings you double trouble.
He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, and he who has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.
A twisted mind never finds happiness, and one with a devious tongue repeatedly gets into trouble.
The perverse in heart come to no good, and the double-tongued fall into trouble.
One who has a crooked mind finds nothing good, And one who is corrupted in his language falls into evil.
He who has a crooked mind finds no good, And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
One whose heart is perverse will never prosper, and one whose tongue is evil will come to trouble.
A person with an evil heart will find no success, and the person whose words are evil will get into trouble.
The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.
If your heart is twisted, you won’t succeed. If your tongue tells lies, you will get into trouble.
One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.
He who has a sinful heart finds no good. He who has a sinful tongue falls into sin.
The crooked heart will not prosper; the lying tongue tumbles into trouble.
The crooked of mind do not prosper, and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.
The crooked of mind do not prosper, and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.
The crooked of mind do not prosper, and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.
The crooked of mind do not prosper, and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.
He that hath a crooked mind findeth no tov, and he that hath a deceitful lashon falleth into ra’ah.
A man of crooked mind does not prosper, and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
A man of crooked mind does not prosper, and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
A perverse heart finds nothing good a devious tongue falls into trouble.
Crooked-hearted people never recognize anything good, and those who distort the truth court disaster.
One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
He that is of wayward heart, shall not find good; and he that (mis-)turneth the tongue, shall fall into evil.
The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
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