Proverbs 17:20
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20A twisted mind never finds happiness,
and one with a devious tongue ⸤repeatedly⸥ gets into trouble.
Copyright 1995 God’s Word to the Nations Bible Society
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
A man of crooked heart does not discover good,
and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
One with a twisted mind will not succeed,
and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.
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NLTNew Living Translation
The crooked heart will not prosper;
the lying tongue tumbles into trouble.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
He who is crooked of heart will not find goodness,
and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good:
And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
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