Proverbs 17:20-21

20 He who has a crooked mind ¹finds no good, And he who is ²perverted in his language falls into evil.

21 He who ³sires a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.

Proverbs 17:20-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 7

This chapter gives an account of some buildings of Solomon for himself, 1Ki 7:1-12; and of other things for the use of the temple; of two pillars of brass, 1Ki 7:13-22; of the molten sea, 1Ki 7:23-26; and of ten bases, and ten layers on them, 1Ki 7:27-39; with other utensils and ornaments, 1Ki 7:40-51.

Cross References

• 1. Proverbs 24:20
• 2. James 3:8
• 3. Proverbs 10:1; Proverbs 17:25; Proverbs 19:13

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "heart"