Proverbs 17:20 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
English ASV
He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
English Amplified
He who has a wayward and crooked mind finds no good, and he who has a willful and contrary tongue will fall into calamity. [James 3:8.]
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
He who has a wayward and crooked mind finds no good, and he who has a willful and contrary tongue will fall into calamity. [James 3:8.]
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.
English EASY 2024
Anyone who thinks about bad things will not do well in life. Anyone who deceives people with lies will have a lot of trouble.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Crooks will not profit from their crimes, and those who plan to cause trouble will be trapped when it comes.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Anyone who thinks and speaks evil can expect to find nothing good—only disaster.
English God's Word - GW 1995
A twisted mind never finds happiness, and one with a devious tongue {repeatedly} gets into trouble.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.
English KJV 1611
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
English LSB
He who has a crooked heart finds no good, And he who is perverted in his tongue falls into evil.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
He who has a crooked heart does not prosper; and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into calamity.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
He who has a crooked mind finds no good, And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
He who is perverse in heart finds no good, and a double-tongued man falls into trouble.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
If your heart is twisted, you won't succeed. If your tongue tells lies, you will get into trouble.
English NIV
A man of perverse heart does not prosper; he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
English NKJ 1982
He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.
English NLT
The crooked heart will not prosper; the twisted tongue tumbles into trouble.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
The crooked of mind do not prosper, and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
The one with a perverse heart never has anything good to say, and the chronic liar tumbles into constant trouble.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
A man of crooked mind does not prosper, and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
An evil man is suspicious of everyone and tumbles into constant trouble.
English Tyndale 1537
Who so hath a froward heart obtaineth no good: and he that hath an overthwart tongue, shall fall into mischief.