20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. …
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 20)Note, 1. Framing ill designs will be of no advantage to us; there is nothing got by them: He that has a froward heart , that sows discord and is full of resentment, cannot promise himself to get by it sufficient to counterbalance the loss of his repose and reputation, nor can he take any rational satisfaction in it; he finds no good . 2. Giving ill language will be a great disadvantage to us: He t…
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