Proverbs 17:20

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

ASV Byzantine Text

He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Asang Khongca Bible

Poektoeng ai kami loe khosak hoihaih tawn ai; amsawnlok thui palai loe raihaih tongh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Lungbuei aka voeldak loh hnothen hmu pawt tih, a ol neh hlang aka maelh khaw yoethae ah cungku.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Lungbuei aka voeldak loh hnothen hmu pawt tih, a ol neh hlang aka maelh khaw yoethae ah cungku.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

O ka mea naau kekee, aole i loaa ia ia ka maikai; O ka mea elelo hoopunipuni, e haule oia i ka ino.

English Berean Standard Bible

The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Yon moun ki pa gen bon lide nan tèt li p'ap janm gen kè kontan. Moun ki gen move lang ap toujou nan traka.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Qui perversi cordis est non inveniet bonum, et qui vertit linguam incidet in malum.

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.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Celui qui est pervers de cœur ne trouve pas le bien ; et celui qui use de détours avec sa langue tombe dans le mal.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Převrácené srdce nenalézá toho, což jest dobrého; a kdož má vrtký jazyk, upadá v těžkost.

Kosraean Bible

Elos su nunak koluk ac kaskas koluk, ac fah wangin ma wo nu selos, a ongoiya mukena.

World Portuguese Bible

Aquele que tem o coração perverso não encontra a prosperidade, e aquele que tem a língua enganosa cai no mal.

Romanian BTF Bible

Cel ce are o inimă perversă nu găsește niciun bine, și cel ce are o limbă perversă cade în ticăloșie.

Brenton English Septuagint

and the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;

Burmese Common Language Bible

သဘောကောက်သောသူသည် ကောင်းသော အကျိုးကို မတွေ့တတ်။ စကားလိမ်သောသူသည် ဘေး ဥပဒ်နှင့် တွေ့ကြုံတတ်၏။

Darby Translation

He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Wer verkehrten Herzens ist, wird das Gute nicht finden; und wer sich mit seiner Zunge windet, wird ins Unglück fallen.

Dutch Bible 1917

Wie verdraaid is van hart, zal het goede niet vinden; en die verkeerd is met zijn tong, zal in het kwaad vallen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Een vals karakter zal geen zegen ondervinden; Wie zijn woorden verdraait, zal in het ongeluk storten.

Italian Diodati Bible

L' uomo perverso di cuore non troverà il bene; E l' uomo stravolto nel suo parlare caderà nel male.

Douay-Rheims 1899

He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.

Geneva Bible 1599

The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughtie tongue, shall fall into euill.

Noyes Bible

He that is of a deceitful heart shall find no good; And he that turneth about with his tongue shall fall into mischief.

Danish Bible 1931

Ej finder man Lykke, når Hjertet er vrangt, man falder i Våde, når Tungen er falsk.

Leeser Tanakh

He that hath a froward heart will not find happiness; and he that hath a perverse tongue will fall into evil.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

He that hath a froward heart findeth no good; and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into evil.

King James Version

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

King James Version + Apocrypha

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

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Kẻ nào có lòng vày vò không tìm được phước hạnh; Và ai có lưỡi gian tà sẽ sa vào tai hại.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Revised West Version

‌ʻOku ʻikai ʻilo ha lelei siʻi ʻe ia ʻoku loto talangataʻa: pea ʻoku tō hifo ki he kovi ʻaia ʻoku maʻu ʻae ʻelelo kovi.

French Ostervald Bible

Le cœur pervers ne trouvera point le bonheur, et la langue double tombera dans le malheur.

Esperanto Bible

Malica koro ne trovos bonon; Kaj kiu havas neĝustan langon, tiu enfalos en malfeliĉon.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Un cœur faux ne trouve pas le bonheur, Et celui dont la langue est perverse tombe dans le malheur.

German Luther Bible 1912

Ein verkehrtes Herz findet nichts Gutes; und der verkehrter Zunge ist, wird in Unglück fallen.

LXX2012 U. S. English

and the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;

British English Septuagint 2012

and the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;

Majority Standard BIble

The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

Webster Bible

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

Revised Version

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

Italian Riveduta Bible

Chi ha il cuor falso non trova bene, e chi ha la lingua perversa cade nella sciagura.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Celui qui a le cœur pervers ne trouve pas la prospérité, et celui qui a une langue trompeuse tombe dans le malheur.

Reina Valera 1909

El perverso de corazón nunca hallará bien: y el que revuelve con su lengua, caerá en mal.

Spanish BLL

El que tiene el corazón retorcido nunca prospera; el que tiene la lengua mentirosa cae en la desgracia.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

El perverso de corazón nunca hallará el bien, y el que revuelve su lengua caerá en el mal.

Croatian Bible

Opak srcem ne nalazi sreće, i komu je jezik zao, zapada u nesreću.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ko je opakog srca, neće naći dobra; i ko dvoliči jezikom, pašće u zlo.

German Textbibel

Wer verkehrtes Herzens ist, findet kein Glück, und wer sich mit seiner Zunge windet, fällt in Unglück.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;