Proverbs 17:20
He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
19He loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction.
21He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow, and the father of a vile [man] hath no joy.
Cross References
Psalms 18:26With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; and with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.
Proverbs 6:12A man of Belial, a wicked person, is he that goeth about with a perverse mouth;
Proverbs 10:10He that winketh with the eye causeth grief, and a prating fool shall fall.
Proverbs 10:31The mouth of a righteous [man] putteth forth wisdom; but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself.
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 →