NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon He that hath a froward`iqqesh (ik-kashe') distorted; hence, false -- crooked, froward, perverse. heart leb (labe) the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect findeth matsa' (maw-tsaw') to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present no good towb (tobe) good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun and he that hath a perverse haphak (haw-fak') to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert tongue lashown (law-shone') the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water) falleth naphal (naw-fal') to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative) into mischief ra` (rah) bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.). 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. International Standard Version The person whose mind is perverse does not find good, and anyone with perverted speech falls into trouble. NET Bible The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He that is perverse in his heart will not find good and he that perverts his tongue falls into evil. GOD'S WORD® Translation A twisted mind never finds happiness, and one with a devious tongue [repeatedly]gets into trouble. King James 2000 Bible He that has a crooked heart finds no good: and he that has a perverse tongue falls into calamity. Links Proverbs 17:20Proverbs 17:20 NIV Proverbs 17:20 NLT Proverbs 17:20 ESV Proverbs 17:20 NASB Proverbs 17:20 KJV |
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