Cross references
Proverbs 17:20
The one with a perverse heart finds no good,
and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
Proverbs 17:20 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to James 3:6–8 (4 votes) and Proverbs 10:31 (3 votes). 5 other verses point back to it. It links with 5 other books, from Job 9 to James 3.
Which verses does Proverbs 17:20 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- James 3:6–84 votes
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, …
- Proverbs 10:313 votes
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
- Psalm 18:262 votes
to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
- Proverbs 3:322 votes
for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
- Proverbs 6:12–152 votes
A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth, winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers. …
- Proverbs 8:132 votes
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
- Proverbs 10:102 votes
He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.
- Proverbs 10:142 votes
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
- Proverbs 18:6–72 votes
A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
- Ecclesiastes 10:122 votes
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
Which verses point to Proverbs 17:20?
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