Proverbs 17:20-22 in English

²⁰ He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

²¹ He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

²² A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

²⁰ and the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;

²¹ and the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; but a wise son gladdens his mother.

²² A glad heart promotes health; but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.

²⁰ He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

²¹ He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

²² A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

²⁰ He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

²¹ He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

²² A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

²⁰ and the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;

²¹ and the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; but a wise son gladdens his mother.

²² A glad heart promotes health; but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.

²⁰ He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

²¹ He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

²² A merry heart is a good medicine: but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

²⁰ Those who ◄have perverse minds/are always thinking about doing evil things► will not prosper, and disasters will happen to those who always tell lies.

²¹ Children who are foolish soon cause their parents to be very sad; their parents will not be joyful at all.

²² Being cheerful is like swallowing good medicine; being discouraged/gloomy all the time will ◄drain away your energy/cause you to become weak► MTY.

²⁰ and the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;

²¹ and the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; but a wise son gladdens his mother.

²² A glad heart promotes health; but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.

²⁰ One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

²¹ He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

²² A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

²⁰ One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

²¹ He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

²² A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

²⁰ One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

²¹ He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

²² A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

²⁰ Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

²¹ He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

²² A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.

²⁰ He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.

²¹ He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow, and the father of a vile man hath no joy.

²² A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

²⁰ He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.

²¹ A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.

²² A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones.

²⁰ People with warped minds don't succeed; those who tell lies get into trouble.

²¹ A stupid son brings grief to his father; the father of a child who does stupid things has no joy.

²² A cheerful attitude is like good medicine, but discouragement makes you sick.

²⁰ The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughtie tongue, shall fall into euill.

²¹ He that begetteth a foole, getteth himselfe sorow, and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.

²² A ioyfull heart causeth good health: but a sorowfull minde dryeth the bones.

²⁰ He that hath a froward heart findeth no good; and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into evil.

²¹ He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; and the father of a churl hath no joy.

²² A merry heart is a good medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

²⁰ He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

²¹ He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: And the father of a fool hath no joy.

²² A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: But a broken spirit drieth the bones.

²⁰ He that hath a froward heart will not find happiness; and he that hath a perverse tongue will fall into evil.

²¹ He that begetteth a fool doth it to his sorrow; and the father of a worthless fool cannot have any joy.

²² A merry heart causeth a healthy appearance of the countenance, but a depressed spirit drieth up the bones.

²⁰ And the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;

²¹ And the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; But a wise son gladdens his mother.

²² A glad heart promotes health; But the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.

²⁰ He that is of a deceitful heart shall find no good; And he that turneth about with his tongue shall fall into mischief.

²¹ Whoso begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; Yea, the father of the fool hath no joy.

²² A merry heart doeth good to the body; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

²⁰ One who has a perverse heart does not find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

²¹ He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

²² A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

²⁰ A person who has a crooked heart finds nothing that is good; the one who has a perverse tongue falls into calamity.

²¹ Whoever is the parent of a fool brings grief to himself; and the father of a fool has no joy.

²² A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

²⁰ One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

²¹ He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

²² A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

²⁰ One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

²¹ He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

²² A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

²⁰ He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

²¹ He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

²² A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

²⁰ One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

²¹ He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

²² A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

²⁰ One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

²¹ He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

²² A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

²⁰ He that is of wayward heart, shall not find good; and he that turneth the tongue, shall fall into evil.

²¹ A fool is born in his shame; but neither the father shall be glad in a fool.

²² A joyful soul maketh liking age; a sorrowful spirit maketh dry bones.

²⁰ He that is of wayward heart, shall not find good; and he that (mis-)turneth the tongue, shall fall into evil.

²¹ A fool is born in his shame; but neither the father shall be glad in a fool. (A fool is born to his parents? shame; and the father shall never be glad, or have joy, over his foolish son.)

²² A joyful soul maketh liking age (or A joyful soul maketh a good life); a sorrowful spirit maketh dry bones.

²⁰ The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.

²¹ Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.

²² A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.