Proverbs 17:20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
20 The perverse in heart come to no good,
and the double-tongued fall into trouble.[a]
Footnotes
- 17:20 The saying employs the familiar metaphors of walking = conducting oneself (“fall into trouble”), and of straight and crooked = right and wrong (“perverse,” “double-tongued”).
Proverbs 17:20
New International Version
20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
Proverbs 30:10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 Do not criticize servants to their master,
lest they curse you, and you have to pay the penalty.
Proverbs 30:10
New International Version
10 “Do not slander a servant to their master,
or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.
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