Proverbs 17:20

Better a Dry Morsel in Quietness

19He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction. 20The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

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Berean Standard Bible
The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
American Standard Version (1901)
He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Bible in Basic English
Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.
Douay-Rheims 1899
He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.
Free Bible Version
People with warped minds don't succeed; those who tell lies get into trouble.
Geneva Bible 1599
The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughtie tongue, shall fall into euill.
King James (Authorized) Version
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
One Unity Resource Bible
One who has a perverse heart does not find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
Translation for Translators
Those who ◄have perverse minds/are always thinking about doing evil things► will not prosper, and disasters will happen to those who always tell lies.
Unlocked Literal Bible
A person who has a crooked heart finds nothing that is good; the one who has a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
Noah Webster Bible
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
World English Bible
One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
Young's Literal Translation
The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.