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Proverbs 17:4

4 An aevildoer listens to wicked lips;

A 1liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

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Proverbs 17:4 — The New International Version (NIV)

A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;

a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

Proverbs 17:4 — English Standard Version (ESV)

An evildoer listens to wicked lips,

and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

Proverbs 17:4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips;

And a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

Proverbs 17:4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip;

liars pay close attention to slander.

Proverbs 17:4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

An evildoer gives heed to false lips;

A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.

Proverbs 17:4 — New Century Version (NCV)

Evil people listen to evil words.

Liars pay attention to cruel words.

Proverbs 17:4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips;

And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

Proverbs 17:4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Proverbs 17:4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

An evildoer pays attention to wicked lips. 

A liar opens his ears to a slanderous tongue. 

Proverbs 17:4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

A wicked person listens to malicious talk;

a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

Proverbs 17:4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

An evildoer listens to wicked lips;

and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.

Proverbs 17:4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

He who does evil listens to lips of wickedness,

and the liar gives heed to the tongue of mischief.

Proverbs 17:4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

An evil person listens to evil words.

A liar pays attention to words that are harmful.


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