Proverbs 17:20
The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
21Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.
Cross References
Psalms 18:26With the pure Thou showest Thyself pure, And with the perverse showest Thyself a wrestler,
Proverbs 6:12A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking [with] perverseness of mouth,
Proverbs 10:10Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.
Proverbs 10:31The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.
Ecclesiastes 10:12Words of the mouth of the wise [are] gracious, And the lips of a fool 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 →