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


In Context

1 Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.

2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.

3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.

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

5 Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

6 Children's children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:4A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar pays attention to a malicious 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 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.