Proverbs 17:20
Cross References

He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.

James 3:8
But the tongue no man can tame, an unquiet evil, full of deadly poison.

Proverbs 6:14
To such a one his destruction shall presently come, and he shall suddenly be destroyed, and shall no longer have any remedy.

Proverbs 10:31
The lips of the just consider what is acceptable: and the mouth of the wicked uttereth perverse things.

Proverbs 24:20
For evil men have no hope of things to come, and the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.

he that hath a froward heart

Proverbs 3:32 Want is from the Lord in the house of the wicked: but the habitations of the just shall be blessed.

Proverbs 6:12-15 He winketh with the eyes, presseth with the foot, speaketh with the finger. . . .

Proverbs 8:13 Counsel and equity is mine, prudence is mine, strength is mine.

Psalm 18:26 And with the elect thou wilt be elect: and with the perverse thou wilt be perverted.

and he

Proverbs 10:10,14,31 The mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity. . . .

Proverbs 18:6,7 The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels. . . .

Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.

James 3:6-8 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is placed among our members, which defileth the whole body and inflameth the wheel of our nativity, being set on fire by hell. . . .

Context
Better a Dry Morsel in Quietness
19He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin. 20He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.21A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.…
Lexicon
The one with a perverse
עִקֶּשׁ־ (‘iq·qeš-)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6141: Twisted, perverted

heart
לֵ֭ב (lêḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

finds
יִמְצָא־ (yim·ṣā-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

no
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

good,
ט֑וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

and he whose tongue
בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ (bil·šō·w·nōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3956: The tongue

is deceitful
וְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְ (wə·neh·pāḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert

will fall
יִפּ֥וֹל (yip·pō·wl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5307: To fall, lie

into trouble.
בְּרָעָֽה׃ (bə·rā·‘āh)
Preposition-b | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7451: Bad, evil


Additional Translations
The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful will fall into trouble.He that has a fraudulent heart finds no good: and he that has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.

He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

and the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;

He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth 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.

One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
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