20 He who has a [a]deceitful heart finds no good,
And he who has (A)a perverse tongue falls into evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:20 crooked

20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
    one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

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And (A)the tongue is a fire, a world of [a]iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it (B)defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of [b]nature; and it is set on fire by [c]hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, (C)full of deadly poison.

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Footnotes

  1. James 3:6 unrighteousness
  2. James 3:6 existence
  3. James 3:6 Gr. Gehenna

The tongue also is a fire,(A) a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,(B) sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.(C)

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.(D)

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31 (A)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
But the perverse tongue will be cut out.

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31 From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,(A)
    but a perverse tongue(B) will be silenced.

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A fool’s lips enter into contention,
And his mouth calls for blows.
(A)A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his (B)soul.

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The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.(A)

The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(B) to their very lives.(C)

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14 Wise people store up knowledge,
But (A)the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

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14 The wise store up knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.(B)

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10 He who winks with the eye causes trouble,
But a prating fool will fall.

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10 Whoever winks maliciously(A) causes grief,
    and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

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13 (A)The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
(B)Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And (C)the perverse mouth I hate.

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13 To fear the Lord(A) is to hate evil;(B)
    I hate(C) pride and arrogance,
    evil behavior and perverse speech.

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The Wicked Man

12 A worthless person, a wicked man,
Walks with a perverse mouth;
13 (A)He winks with his eyes,
He [a]shuffles his feet,
He points with his fingers;
14 Perversity is in his heart,
(B)He devises evil continually,
(C)He sows discord.
15 Therefore his calamity shall come (D)suddenly;
Suddenly he shall (E)be broken (F)without remedy.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:13 gives signals, lit. scrapes

12 A troublemaker and a villain,
    who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13     who winks maliciously with his eye,(A)
    signals with his feet
    and motions with his fingers,(B)
14     who plots evil(C) with deceit in his heart—
    he always stirs up conflict.(D)
15 Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant;(E)
    he will suddenly(F) be destroyed—without remedy.(G)

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32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
(A)But His secret counsel is with the upright.

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32 For the Lord detests the perverse(A)
    but takes the upright into his confidence.(B)

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26 With the pure You will show Yourself pure;
And (A)with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

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26 to the pure(A) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(B)

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12 (A)The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious,
But (B)the lips of a fool shall swallow him up;

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12 Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,(A)
    but fools are consumed by their own lips.(B)

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