Proverbs 17:20 Go deeper

He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. (KJV)

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עִקֶּשׁ\־'i.kesh-[a person] twisted of

Lemma: עִקֵּשׁ (iq.qesh) · Strong's: H6141

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: twisted

Used 11 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:5, 2 Samuel 22:27, Psalms 18:26, Psalms 101:4, Proverbs 2:15, Proverbs 8:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6141; TAHOT Proverbs 17:20 word 1

לֵ֭בlevheart

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 17:20 word 2

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 17:20 word 3

יִמְצָא\־yim.tza'-he finds

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Proverbs 17:20 word 4

ט֑וֹבTovgood

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: good

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Proverbs 17:20 word 5

וְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְve.neh.Pakhand [one who] is perverted

Lemma: הָפַךְ (ha.phakh) · Strong's: H2015

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to overturn

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:29, Exodus 7:15, Exodus 7:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2015; TAHOT Proverbs 17:20 word 6

בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹbil.sho.Noin tongue his

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: tongue

Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Proverbs 17:20 word 7

יִפּ֥וֹלyi.Polhe falls

Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to fall: fall

Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Proverbs 17:20 word 8

בְּרָעָֽה\׃be.ra.'Ahin trouble

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: distress: harm

Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 32:14, Numbers 11:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451C; TAHOT Proverbs 17:20 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The one with a perverse	→	עִקֵּשׁ H6141 twisted
heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
finds	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
no	→	לֹא H3808 not
good	→	טוֹב H2896B good
and he whose tongue	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue
is deceitful	→	הָפַךְ H2015 to overturn
falls	→	נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall
into trouble	→	רָעָה H7451C distress: harm

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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