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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
עקש-לב לא ימצא-טוב ונהפך בלשונו יפול ברעה
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
`qSH-lb lA ymTSA-tvb vnhpk blSHvnv ypvl br`h

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
qui perversi cordis est non inveniet bonum et qui vertit linguam incidet in malum

King James Variants
American King James Version   
He that has a fraudulent heart finds no good: and he that has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
He that has a crooked heart finds no good: and he that has a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Authorized (King James) Version   
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
New King James Version   
He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.
21st Century King James Version   
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good, and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into iniquity.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
He that is perverse in his heart will not find good and he that perverts his tongue falls into evil.
Darby Bible Translation   
He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
God's Word   
A twisted mind never finds happiness, and one with a devious tongue [repeatedly]gets into trouble.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.
International Standard Version   
The person whose mind is perverse does not find good, and anyone with perverted speech falls into trouble.
NET Bible   
The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.
New American Standard Bible   
He who has a crooked mind finds no good, And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
New International Version   
One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
New Living Translation   
The crooked heart will not prosper; the lying tongue tumbles into trouble.
Webster's Bible Translation   
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
The World English Bible   
One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Anyone who thinks about bad things will not do well in life. Anyone who deceives people with lies will have a lot of trouble.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
New Life Version   
He who has a sinful heart finds no good. He who has a sinful tongue falls into sin.
The Voice Bible   
Crooked-hearted people never recognize anything good, and those who distort the truth court disaster.
Living Bible   
An evil man is suspicious of everyone and tumbles into constant trouble.
New Catholic Bible   
One whose heart is perverse will never prosper, and one whose tongue is evil will come to trouble.
Legacy Standard Bible   
He who has a crooked heart finds no good, And he who is perverted in his tongue falls into evil.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
He that has a perverse heart shall never find good, and he that stirs up trouble with his tongue shall fall into evil.
Christian Standard Bible   
One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
He who has a wayward and crooked mind finds no good, and he who has a willful and contrary tongue will fall into calamity.
New Century Version   
A person with an evil heart will find no success, and the person whose words are evil will get into trouble.
The Message   
A bad motive can’t achieve a good end; double-talk brings you double trouble.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
A crooked mind does not find good. A perverted tongue will fall into disaster.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
The crooked of mind do not prosper, and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.
Good News Translation®   
Anyone who thinks and speaks evil can expect to find nothing good—only disaster.
Wycliffe Bible   
He that is of wayward heart, shall not find good; and he that (mis-)turneth the tongue, shall fall into evil.
Contemporary English Version   
Dishonesty does you no good, and telling lies will get you in trouble.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
A man of crooked mind does not prosper, and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
The crooked of mind do not prosper, and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
The crooked of mind do not prosper, and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Those with crooked hearts won’t prosper, and those with twisted tongues will fall into trouble.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
He who has a crooked mind finds no good, And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
The perverse in heart come to no good, and the double-tongued fall into trouble.
New American Standard Bible   
One who has a crooked mind finds nothing good, And one who is corrupted in his language falls into evil.
The Expanded Bible   
A person with an ·evil [crooked] heart will find no success, and the person ·whose words are evil [L who twists matters with their tongue] will get into trouble.
Tree of Life Version   
A perverse heart finds nothing good a devious tongue falls into trouble.
Revised Standard Version   
A man of crooked mind does not prosper, and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
New International Reader's Version   
If your heart is twisted, you won’t succeed. If your tongue tells lies, you will get into trouble.
BRG Bible   
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Complete Jewish Bible   
A crooked-hearted person will find nothing good, and the perverse of speech will end in calamity.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
The crooked of mind do not prosper, and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
He that hath a crooked mind findeth no tov, and he that hath a deceitful lashon falleth into ra’ah.
Names of God Bible   
A twisted mind never finds happiness, and one with a devious tongue repeatedly gets into trouble.
Modern English Version   
He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, and he who has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Crooks will not profit from their crimes, and those who plan to cause trouble will be trapped when it comes.
International Children’s Bible   
A person with an evil heart will find no success. And the person whose words are evil will get into trouble.
Lexham English Bible   
He who is crooked of heart will not find goodness, and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.
New International Version - UK   
One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.