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Proverbs 17:20

“He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

עִקֵּשׁʻiqqêsh · ik-kashe'
H6141 · Hebrew

Definition: distorted; hence, false
Derivation: from H6140 (עָקַשׁ);
KJV renderings: crooked, froward, perverse.
Grammar: עִקֶּשׁ — adjective, masculine, singular, construct
Code HAamsc
Usage: Occurs 11 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 32:5 2 Samuel 22:27 Psalms 18:27 Psalms 101:4 Proverbs 2:15

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עִקֵּשׁ here.

Verse 19 Verse 21

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.