Proverbs 17:20
New King James Version
20 He who has a [a]deceitful heart finds no good,
And he who has (A)a perverse tongue falls into evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:20 crooked
Proverbs 17:20
New International Version
20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
James 3:6-8
New King James Version
6 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. 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, (C)full of deadly poison.
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James 3:6-8
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6 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)
7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.(D)
Proverbs 10:31
New King James Version
31 (A)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
But the perverse tongue will be cut out.
Proverbs 10:31
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Proverbs 18:6-7
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6 A fool’s lips enter into contention,
And his mouth calls for blows.
7 (A)A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his (B)soul.
Proverbs 18:6-7
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6 The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating.(A)
Proverbs 10:14
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14 Wise people store up knowledge,
But (A)the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Proverbs 10:14
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Proverbs 10:10
New King James Version
10 He who winks with the eye causes trouble,
But a prating fool will fall.
Proverbs 10:10
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10 Whoever winks maliciously(A) causes grief,
and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
Proverbs 8:13
New King James Version
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.
Proverbs 8:13
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Proverbs 6:12-15
New King James Version
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:13 gives signals, lit. scrapes
Proverbs 6:12-15
New International Version
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)
Proverbs 3:32
New King James Version
32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
(A)But His secret counsel is with the upright.
Proverbs 3:32
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Psalm 18:26
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26 With the pure You will show Yourself pure;
And (A)with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
Psalm 18:26
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Ecclesiastes 10:12
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Ecclesiastes 10:12
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