Proverbs 17:20
He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
19He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin.
21A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.
Cross References
Psalms 18:26With the holy, thou wilt be holy; and with the innocent man thou wilt be innocent.
Proverbs 6:12A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh with a perverse mouth,
Proverbs 10:10He that winketh with the eye shall cause sorrow: and the foolish in lips shall be beaten.
Proverbs 10:31The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom: the tongue of the perverse shall perish.
Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.
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 →