Proverbs 17:20
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

Young's Literal Translation
The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.

King James Bible
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Hebrew
The one with a perverse
עִקֶּשׁ־ (‘iq·qeš-)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6141: Twisted, perverted

heart
לֵ֭ב (lêḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

finds
יִמְצָא־ (yim·ṣā-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

no
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

good,
ט֑וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

and he whose tongue
בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ (bil·šō·w·nōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3956: The tongue

is deceitful
וְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְ (wə·neh·pāḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert

will fall
יִפּ֥וֹל (yip·pō·wl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

into trouble.
בְּרָעָֽה׃ (bə·rā·‘āh)
Preposition-b | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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