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Proverbs 17:20
Mtu mwenye moyo wa udanganyifu hapati chochote ambacho ni chema; na mwenye ulimi wa ukaidi huanguka kwenye janga.
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Proverbs 17:20 in other translations
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
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In context
17 Rafiki hupenda kwa nyakati zote na ndugu amezaliwa kwa ajili ya nyakati za taabu.
18 Mtu asiyekuwa na akili hufanya ahadi zenye mashariti na kuanza kuwajibika kwa madeni ya jirani yake.
19 Apendaye mafarakano anapenda dhambi; ambaye hutengeneza kizingiti kirefu sana kwenye mlango wake husababisha kuvunjia kwa mifupa.
20 Mtu mwenye moyo wa udanganyifu hapati chochote ambacho ni chema; na mwenye ulimi wa ukaidi huanguka kwenye janga.
21 Mzazi wa mpumbavu huleta majonzi kwake mwenyewe; baba wa mpumbavu hana furaha.
22 Moyo mchangamfu ni dawa njema, bali roho iliyopondeka hukausha mifupa.
23 Mtu mwovu hukubali rushwa ya siri ili kupotosha njia za haki.
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