Bible in Basic English
"Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble."
— Proverbs 17:20, Bible in Basic English
“One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.”
A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.
A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.
The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.
Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.
He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.
A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.
A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.