SinaiProverbs 17:4
American Standard Version
An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
Read all of Proverbs 17Open in the Sinai app
Proverbs 17:4 in other translations
An evildoer heeds wicked lips.
A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17:4 in context
- 2A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
- 3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.
- 4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
- 5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
- 6Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.