Proverbs 17:20 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
עִקֶּשׁ־	'i.kesh-	[a person] twisted of	H6141 →
לֵ֭ב	lev	heart	H3820 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יִמְצָא־	yim.tza'-	he finds	H4672 →
ט֑וֹב	Tov	good	H2896 →
וְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְ	ve.neh.Pakh	and [one who] is perverted	H2015 →
בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ	bil.sho.No	in tongue his	H3956 →
יִפּ֥וֹל	yi.Pol	he falls	H5307 →
בְּרָעָֽה׃	be.ra.'Ah	in trouble	H7451 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
leads to
- Colossians 4:6
  Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
- Luke 4:22
  All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
- Proverbs 22:11
  He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
- Proverbs 15:2
  The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
- Ephesians 4:29
  Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
Through
Psalms 18:26
to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
leads to
- Proverbs 3:34
  He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
- Leviticus 26:23–24
  And if in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me,
Through
Proverbs 10:31
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
leads to
- Psalms 37:30
  The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Proverbs 4:24Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.James 3:6–8The 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.Psalms 140:11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.Proverbs 10:31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.Jeremiah 23:36But refer no more to the burden of the LORD, for each man’s word becomes the burden, so that you pervert the words of the living God, the LORD of Hosts, our God.Proverbs 10:9He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.Proverbs 18:6–7A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.Psalms 18:26to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.Proverbs 3:32for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.Proverbs 6:12–15A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,Proverbs 8:13To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.Proverbs 10:14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.Proverbs 10:10He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.Job 9:20Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.

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