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


In Context

1 Better is a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.

2 A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance.

3 A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts is Jehovah.

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

5 Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.

6 Sons' sons are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons are their fathers.

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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:4An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives 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.