Proverbs 17:20
The crooked in heart, shall not find good, and, he that is perverse with his tongue, shall fall into wickedness.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
21He that begetteth a dullard, it is to his own grief, neither can the father of the base, rejoice.
Cross References
Psalms 18:26With the pure, thou didst show thyself pure, But, with the perverse, thou didst show thyself ready to contend.
Proverbs 6:12An abandoned man, a man of iniquity, [is he] who—goeth on in perversity of mouth;
Proverbs 10:10He that winketh with the eye, causeth sorrow, and, he that is foolish with his lips, shall be thrust aside.
Proverbs 10:31The mouth of the righteous, beareth the fruit of wisdom, but, a perverse tongue, shall be cut off.
Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man’s mouth, are pleasant,—but, the lips of a dullard, will swallow him up:
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 →