The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.Proverbs 17:20
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
עִקֶּשׁ־לֵ֭ב לֹ֣א יִמְצָא־ט֑וֹב וְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְ בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ יִפּ֥וֹל בְּרָעָֽה׃
- עִקֶּשׁ־'i.kesh-“[a person] twisted of”Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from עִקֵּשׁ · “twisted” · Strong's H6141
- לֵ֭בlev“heart”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
- לֹ֣אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יִמְצָא־yim.tza'-“he finds”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
- ט֑וֹבTov“good”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “good” · Strong's H2896B
- וְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְve.neh.Pakh“and [one who] is perverted”Conjunction + Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from הָפַךְ · “to overturn” · Strong's H2015
- בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹbil.sho.No“in tongue his”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָשׁוֹן · “tongue” · Strong's H3956G
- יִפּ֥וֹלyi.Pol“he falls”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
- בְּרָעָֽה׃be.ra.'Ah“in trouble”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “harm” · Strong's H7451C
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)