Proverbs 17:20
עִקֶּשׁ ־ לֵב לֹא יִמְצָא ־ טוֹב וְנֶהְפָּךְ בִּלְשׁוֹנוֹ יִפּוֹל בְּרָעָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
In Context
19אֹהֵֽב פֶּשַׁע אֹהֵב מַצָּה מַגְבִּיהַּ פִּתְחוֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ ־ שָֽׁבֶר ׃
21יֹלֵד כְּסִיל לְתוּגָה לוֹ וְלֹֽא ־ יִשְׂמַח אֲבִי נָבָֽל ׃
Cross References
Psalms 18:26עִם ־ חָסִיד תִּתְחַסָּד עִם ־ גְּבַר תָּמִים תִּתַּמָּֽם ׃
Proverbs 6:12אָדָם בְּלִיַּעַל אִישׁ אָוֶן הוֹלֵךְ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּֽה ׃
Proverbs 10:10קֹרֵֽץ עַיִן יִתֵּן עַצָּבֶת וֶאֱוִיל שְׂפָתַיִם יִלָּבֵֽט ׃
Proverbs 10:31פִּֽי ־ צַדִּיק יָנוּב חָכְמָה וּלְשׁוֹן תַּהְפֻּכוֹת תִּכָּרֵֽת ׃
Ecclesiastes 10:12דִּבְרֵי פִי ־ חָכָם חֵן וְשִׂפְתוֹת כְּסִיל תְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ ׃
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 →