Proverbs 17:20
He that hath a froward heart will not find happiness; and he that hath a perverse tongue will fall into evil.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
19He loveth transgression that loveth quarrel; and he that maketh high his door seeketh destruction.
Cross References
Psalms 18:26(18:27) With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt wage a contest.
Proverbs 6:12A Godless person is a man of injustice, who walketh with a distorted mouth.
Proverbs 10:10He that winketh with the eye causeth vexation; and he that is a fool in his speaking will stumble.
Proverbs 10:31The mouth of the just uttereth wisdom; but the tongue of perverseness shall be cut out.
Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man's mouth [bring] grace; but the lips of a fool will destroy 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 →