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Holman Christian Standard Bible
20 One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.
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English Standard Version
20 A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
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King James Version
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
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The Message Bible
20 A bad motive can't achieve a good end; double-talk brings you double trouble.
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New American Standard Bible
20 He who has a crooked mind finds no good, And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
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New International Version
20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
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New King James Version
20 He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.
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New Living Translation
20 The crooked heart will not prosper; the lying tongue tumbles into trouble.
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New Revised Standard
20 The crooked of mind do not prosper, and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.
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American Standard Version
20 He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
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The Bible in Basic English
20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.
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Common English Bible
20 Those with crooked hearts won't prosper, and those with twisted tongues will fall into trouble.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
20 Those with crooked hearts won't prosper, and those with twisted tongues will fall into trouble.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
20 A crooked-hearted person will find nothing good, and the perverse of speech will end in calamity.
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The Darby Translation
20 He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.
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Good News Translation
20 Anyone who thinks and speaks evil can expect to find nothing good - only disaster.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
20 Anyone who thinks and speaks evil can expect to find nothing good - only disaster.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
20 A twisted mind never finds happiness, and one with a devious tongue [repeatedly] gets into trouble.
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Hebrew Names Version
20 One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, And one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
20 He that has a perverse heart shall never find good, and he that stirs up trouble with his tongue shall fall into evil.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
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Lexham English Bible
20 He who is crooked of heart will not find goodness, and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
20 and the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;
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New Century Version
20 A person with an evil heart will find no success, and the person whose words are evil will get into trouble.
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New International Reader's Version
20 If your heart is twisted, you won't succeed. If your tongue tells lies, you will get into trouble.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
20 The crooked of mind do not prosper, and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
20 He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.
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Revised Standard Version
20 A man of crooked mind does not prosper, and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
20 A man of crooked mind does not prosper, and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
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Third Millennium Bible
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good, and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into iniquity.
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good, and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into iniquity.
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The Latin Vulgate
20 qui perversi cordis est non inveniet bonum et qui vertit linguam incidet in malum
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
20 qui perversi cordis est non inveniet bonum et qui vertit linguam incidet in malum
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The Webster Bible
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
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World English Bible
20 One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, And one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
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Wycliffe
20 He that is of wayward heart, shall not find good; and he that (mis-)turneth the tongue, shall fall into evil.
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Young's Literal Translation
20 The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
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