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Proverbs 17:20

He that is of weiward herte, schal not fynde good; and he that turneth the tunge, schal falle in to yuel.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

19He that bithenkith discordis, loueth chidingis; and he that enhaunsith his mouth, sekith fallyng.

21A fool is borun in his schenschipe; but nether the fadir schal be glad in a fool.

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:12A man apostata, a man vnprofitable, he goith with a weiward mouth;

Proverbs 10:10He that bekeneth with the iye, schal yyue sorewe; a fool schal be betun with lippis.

Proverbs 10:31The mouth of a iust man schal bringe forth wisdom; the tunge of schrewis schal perische.

Ecclesiastes 10:12The wordis of the mouth of a wijs man is grace; and the lippis of an vnwijs man schulen caste hym doun.

This Verse In Other Editions

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