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The moral failure described in Proverbs 17:20 by Solomon reveals how inner crookedness and twisted speech fail to lead to good: He who has a crooked mind finds no good, and he who is perverted in his language falls into evil (v. 20). The heart and the mouth are linked again.
A crooked mind does not find good because it cannot perceive reality rightly. It bends what is straight and interprets life through distortion. That inner crookedness makes a person miss the path of blessing even when it lies near.
Likewise, the one perverted in his language falls into evil. Twisted speech is not harmless; it becomes part of a person’s downfall. Solomon again shows that the mouth is not incidental. Words participate in shaping whether we move toward life or into ruin.
Used with permission from TheBibleSays.com.
You can access the original article here:Proverbs 17:20 Meaning
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