Proverbs 17:20
King James Version
12 Jun 2026
“He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
מָצָא
he finds
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מָצָא
To find, to discover, to encounter. Matsa. God is findable. He is not playing hide and seek. He actively reveals Himself to genuine seekers.
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לֵב
heart
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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נָפַל
he falls
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נָפַל
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
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עִקֵּשׁ
a person twisted of
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עִקֵּשׁ
distorted; hence, false
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