4A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar pays attention to a malicious tongue.


In Context

1 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.

2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart.

4 A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar pays attention to a malicious tongue.

5 He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.

6 Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.

Proverbs 17:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:4The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:4The evil-doer giveth heed to iniquitous lips; the liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips: and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:4An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:4An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:4A wicked doer gives heed to false lips; and a liar gives ear to a naughty tongue.