Proverbs 17:20
Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.
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In Context
19The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.
21He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.
Cross References
Psalms 18:26\18:25\On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
Proverbs 6:12A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;
Proverbs 10:10He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.
Proverbs 10:31The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.
Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:20
19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. Note, 1. Those that are quarrelsome involve themselves in a great deal of guilt: He that loves strife, that in his worldly business loves to go to law, in religion loves controversies, and in common conversation loves to thwart and fall out, that is never well but when he is in the fire, he loves transgression; for a great deal of sin attends that sin, and the way of it is down-hill. He pretends to stand up for truth,… Read the whole commentary →