Proverbs 17:4
Proverbs 17:4 — The New International Version (NIV)
4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
Proverbs 17:4 — English Standard Version (ESV)
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17:4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips;
And a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Proverbs 17:4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
4 Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip;
liars pay close attention to slander.
Proverbs 17:4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
4 An evildoer gives heed to false lips;
A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.
Proverbs 17:4 — New Century Version (NCV)
4 Evil people listen to evil words.
Liars pay attention to cruel words.
Proverbs 17:4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
4 An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips;
And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17:4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
4 The evil-doer giveth heed to iniquitous lips; the liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17:4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
4 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)
4 A wicked person listens to malicious talk;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
Proverbs 17:4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips;
and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17:4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
4 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)
4 An evil person listens to evil words.
A liar pays attention to words that are harmful.