Proverbs 17:4
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New International Version (©1984)
A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar pays attention to a malicious tongue.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
An evildoer listens to wicked lips; A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
An evildoer pays attention to wicked lips. A liar opens his ears to a slanderous tongue.

King James Bible
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

American King James Version
A wicked doer gives heed to false lips; and a liar gives ear to a naughty tongue.

American Standard Version
An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

Bible in Basic English
A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips.

Darby Bible Translation
The evil-doer giveth heed to iniquitous lips; the liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

English Revised Version
An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

Webster's Bible Translation
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips: and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

World English Bible
An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

Young's Literal Translation
An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.

Geneva Study Bible

A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

Wesley's Notes

17:4 False lips - To false accusations and calumnies, which give him occasion and encouragement to do mischief.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

4. Wicked doers and speakers alike delight in calumny.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

17:4. Flatterers, especially false teachers, are welcome to those that live in sin. 5. Those that laugh at poverty, treat God's providence and precepts with contempt. 6. It is an honour to children to have wise and godly parents continued to them, even after they are grown up and settled in the world. 7. A fool, in Solomon's Proverbs, signifies a wicked man, whom excellent speech does not become, because his conversation contradicts it.


Proverbs 14:15 The naive believes everything, But the sensible man considers his steps. (NASB ©1995)

Attention Attentive Damaging Deceit Destructive Doer Ear Evil Evildoer Evil-Doer False. Falsehood Gives Heed Heeds Iniquitous Lips Malicious Mischievous Naughty Pays Tongue Vanity Wicked Wrongdoer


A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

28:4 1Sa 22:17-11 1Ki 22:6 Isa 30:10 Jer 5:31 2Ti 4:3,4 1Jo 4:5 Re 13:3-8

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