Proverbs 17:20
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
6141 [e]עִקֶּשׁ־
‘iq-qeš-
He who has a deceitfulAdj-msc
3820 [e]לֵ֭ב
lêḇ
heartN-ms
3808 [e]לֹ֣א
noAdv-NegPrt
4672 [e]יִמְצָא־
yim-ṣā-
findsV-Qal-Imperf-3ms
2896 [e]ט֑וֹב
ṭō-wḇ;
goodN-ms
2015 [e]וְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְ
wə-neh-pāḵ
and he who has a perverseConj-w | V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms
3956 [e]בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ
bil-šō-w-nōw,
tonguePrep-b | N-csc | 3ms
5307 [e]יִפּ֥וֹל
yip-pō-wl
fallsV-Qal-Imperf-3ms
7451 [e]בְּרָעָֽה׃
bə-rā-‘āh.
into evilPrep-b | Adj-fs





















Hebrew Texts
משלי 17:20 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
עִקֶּשׁ־לֵ֭ב לֹ֣א יִמְצָא־טֹ֑וב וְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְ בִּ֝לְשֹׁונֹ֗ו יִפֹּ֥ול בְּרָעָֽה׃

משלי 17:20 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
עקש־לב לא ימצא־טוב ונהפך בלשונו יפול ברעה׃

משלי 17:20 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
עקש־לב לא ימצא־טוב ונהפך בלשונו יפול ברעה׃

משלי 17:20 Hebrew Bible
עקש לב לא ימצא טוב ונהפך בלשונו יפול ברעה׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He who has a crooked mind finds no good, And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.

King James Bible
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.
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