Proverbs 17:20
Strong's Lexicon
The one with a perverse
עִקֶּשׁ־ (‘iq·qeš-)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6141: 1) twisted, distorted, crooked, perverse, perverted

heart
לֵ֭ב (lêḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3820: 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding 1a) inner part, midst 1a1) midst (of things) 1a2) heart (of man) 1a3) soul, heart (of man) 1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory 1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will) 1a6) conscience 1a7) heart (of moral character) 1a8) as seat of appetites 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage

finds
יִמְצָא־ (yim·ṣā-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4672: 1) to find, attain to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in 1b2b) to be in the possession of 1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be 1b2d) to be left (after war) 1b2e) to be present 1b2f) to prove to be 1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to find, attain 1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come 1c3) to cause to encounter 1c4) to present (offering)

no
לֹ֣א ()
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

good,
ט֑וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) n m 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 2b) good things (collective) 2c) good, benefit 2d) moral good n f 3) welfare, benefit, good things 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 3b) good things (collective) 3c) bounty

and he whose tongue
בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ (bil·šō·w·nōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3956: 1) tongue 1a) tongue (of men) 1a1) tongue (literal) 1a2) tongue (organ of speech) 1b) language 1c) tongue (of animals) 1d) tongue (of fire) 1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)

is deceitful
וְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְ (wə·neh·pāḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2015: 1) to turn, overthrow, overturn 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to overturn, overthrow 1a2) to turn, turn about, turn over, turn around 1a3) to change, transform 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to turn oneself, turn, turn back 1b2) to change oneself 1b3) to be perverse 1b4) to be turned, be turned over, be changed, be turned against 1b5) to be reversed 1b6) to be overturned, be overthrown 1b7) to be upturned 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to transform oneself 1c2) to turn this way and that, turn every way 1d) (Hophal) to turn on someone

will fall
יִפּ֥וֹל (yip·pō·wl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5307: 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fall 1a2) to fall (of violent death) 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate 1b2) to overthrow 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) 1b5) to cause to fall 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon 1c2) to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself 1d) (Pilel) to fall

into trouble.
בְּרָעָֽה׃ (bə·rā·‘āh)
Preposition-b | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions n m 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 2a) evil, distress, adversity 2b) evil, injury, wrong 2c) evil (ethical) n f 3) evil, misery, distress, injury 3a) evil, misery, distress 3b) evil, injury, wrong 3c) evil (ethical)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

Young's Literal Translation
The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.

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

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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

New Living Translation
The crooked heart will not prosper; the lying tongue tumbles into trouble.

English Standard Version
A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.

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.

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

English Revised Version
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Young's Literal Translation
The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
















Cross References
James 3:8
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Proverbs 6:14
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

Proverbs 10:31
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

Proverbs 24:20
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 17:19
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

Proverbs 17:18
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

Proverbs 17:17
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:21
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

Proverbs 17:22
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
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