OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 20

Proverbs 17:20

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One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity,

and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

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Proverbs 17:17–23

17

A friend loves at all times;

and a brother is born for adversity.

18

A man void of understanding strikes hands,

and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.

19

He who loves disobedience loves strife.

One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

20
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One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity,

and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

21

He who becomes the father of a fool grieves.

The father of a fool has no joy.

22

A cheerful heart makes good medicine,

but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

23

A wicked man receives a bribe in secret,

to pervert the ways of justice.

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