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One crookedעִקֶּשׁof heartלֵבwill notלֹאfindיִמְצָאgood,טוֹבand one perverseוְנֶהְפָּךְin his tongueבִּלְשׁוֹנוֹwill fallיִפּוֹלinto evil.בְּרָעָה
Proverbs 17:20
Study it in the app“One crooked of heart will not find good, and one perverse in his tongue will fall into evil.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 17:20, word by word
- One crookedעִקֶּשׁikesh
crooked
Crooked, not going straight.
Where else “ikesh” appears- of heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- findיִמְצָאyimtsa
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimtsa” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- and one perverseנֶהְפָּךְnehpach
overthrow
To bring down cities like Sodom.
Where else “nehpach” appears- in his tongueלְשׁוֹנleshon
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshon” appears- will fallיִפּוֹלyipol
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “yipol” appears- into evilרָעָהraa
harm
Something that hurts, a disaster.
Where else “raa” appears
The context
19Whoever loves transgression loves strife; whoever raises high his door seeks a breaking.
20 · This verse (above)
21Whoever fathers a senseless son does it to his grief, and the father of a fool will not rejoice.