Bible verse
The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
Proverbs 17:20 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 17.
16 Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
19 He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
20 The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
21 A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
23 A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
24 Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
KJV
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
ASV
He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
ERV
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
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