| Proverbs 17:4 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | An evildoer listens to wicked lips; A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | An evildoer pays attention to wicked lips. A liar opens his ears to a slanderous tongue.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. |
| ASV: | An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue. |
| BBE: | A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue. |
| DBY: | The evil-doer giveth heed to iniquitous lips; the liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue. |
| ERV: | An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue. |
| JPS: | A evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue. |
| WBS: | A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips: and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. |
| WEB: | An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue. |
| YLT: | An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue. |
| Proverbs 17:4 Cross References |
| XREF: | Proverbs 14:15 The naive believes everything, But the sensible man considers his steps. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| WES: | 17:4 False lips - To false accusations and calumnies, which give him occasion and encouragement to do mischief. |
| MHC: | 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. |
| CONC: | Attention Attentive Damaging Deceit Destructive Doer Ear Evil Evildoer Evil-doer Falsehood Gives Giveth Giving Heed Heeds Iniquitous Liar Lips Listens Malicious Mischievous Naughty Pays Tongue Vanity Wicked Wrongdoer |
| PREV: | 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 |
| NEXT: | 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 |
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