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{Proverbs 17:20} He that hath a froward 6141 heart 3820 findeth 4672 z8799 no x3808 good: 2896 and he that hath a perverse 2015 z8738 tongue 3956 falleth 5307 z8799 into mischief. 7451
He that hath a froward heart:
Heb. The froward of heart, "For¹ the frowardª° [is] abominationª to the LORD:ª but his secretª [is] with¹ the righteous.ª" {Prv 3:32} + "A naughtyª person,ª a wickedª man,ª walkethª° with a frowardª mouth.ª ... Therefore¹¹ shall his calamityª comeª° suddenly;ª suddenlyª shall he be brokenª° without¹ remedy.ª" {Prv 6:12-15} + "The fearª of the LORDª [is] to hateª° evil:ª pride,ª and arrogancy,ª and the evilª way,ª and the frowardª mouth,ª do I hate.ª°" {Prv 8:13} + "With¹ the pureª° thou wilt shew thyself pure;ª° and with¹ the frowardª thou wilt shew thyself froward.ª°" {Psa 18:26}
and he:
"He that winkethª° with the eyeª causethª° sorrow:ª but a pratingª foolª shall fall.ª°" {Prv 10:10} + "Wiseª [men] lay upª° knowledge:ª but the mouthª of the foolishª [is] nearª destruction.ª" {Prv 10:14} + "The mouthª of the justª bringeth forthª° wisdom:ª but the frowardª tongueª shall be cut out.ª°" {Prv 10:31} + "A fool'sª lipsª enterª° into contention,ª and his mouthª callethª° for strokes.ª ... A fool'sª mouthª [is] his destruction,ª and his lipsª [are] the snareª of his soul.ª" {Prv 18:6-7} + "The wordsª of a wise man'sª mouthª [are] gracious;ª but the lipsª of a foolª will swallow upª° himself." {Ecc 10:12} + "Andª the¹ tongueª [is] a fire,ª a worldª of iniquity:ª soª isª° the¹ tongueª amongª ourª members,ª that it defileth²°¹ the¹ wholeª body,ª andª setteth on fireª° the¹ courseª of nature;ª andª it is set on fireª° ofª hell.ª ... Butª the¹ tongueª canª° noª manª tame;ª° [it is] an unrulyª evil,ª fullª of deadlyª poison.ª" {Jms 3:6-8}

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