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Proverbs 17:20

20 He who has a crooked 1mind afinds no good,

And he who is bperverted in his language falls into evil.

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Proverbs 17:20 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;

one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

Proverbs 17:20 — English Standard Version (ESV)

20 A man of crooked heart does not discover good,

and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.

Proverbs 17:20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good:

And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Proverbs 17:20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 The crooked heart will not prosper;

the lying tongue tumbles into trouble.

Proverbs 17:20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

20 He who has a deceitful heart finds no good,

And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.

Proverbs 17:20 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 A person with an evil heart will find no success,

and the person whose words are evil will get into trouble.

Proverbs 17:20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

20 He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good;

And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Proverbs 17:20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Proverbs 17:20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 A twisted mind never finds happiness, 

and one with a devious tongue ⸤repeatedly⸥ gets into trouble. 

Proverbs 17:20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 One with a twisted mind will not succeed,

and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.

Proverbs 17:20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 The crooked of mind do not prosper,

and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.

Proverbs 17:20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

20 He who is crooked of heart will not find goodness,

and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.

Proverbs 17:20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 If your heart is twisted, you won’t succeed.

If your tongue tells lies, you will get into trouble.


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