Revised Webster's Bible
Proverbs 17:4
4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
- New International Version (NIV)A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
- English Standard Version (ESV)An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
- New King James Version (NKJV)An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.
Context of Proverbs 17:4
2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. 3The refining potis for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue. 5He that mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. 6Children’s childrenare the crown of old men; and the glory of children is their fathers.
Read all of Proverbs 17Proverbs 17:4 word by word
מֵ֭רַע מַקְשִׁ֣יב עַל־שְׂפַת־אָ֑וֶן שֶׁ֥קֶר מֵ֝זִין עַל־לְשׁ֥וֹן הַוֹּֽת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 17:4
- Proverbs 28:4They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
- 1 Samuel 22:17And the king said to the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not show it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.
- 1 Kings 22:6Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
- Isaiah 30:10Who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not to us right things, speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
- Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in its end?
- 2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap up to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
- 1 John 4:5They are of the world: therefore they speak from the world, and the world heareth them.
- Revelation 13:3And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
Commentaries on Proverbs 17:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4A wicked doer giveth heed - An evil heart is disposed and ever ready to receive evil; and liars delight in lies.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The two clauses describe two phases of the mutual affinities of evil. The evil-doer delights in lies, the liar in bad words.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4Verse 4 Flatterers, especially false teachers, are welcome to those that live in sin.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Lies (Proverbs 6:16–19; 14:5, 25; 25:18), gossip (11:13; 18:8), and slander (10:18) twist the truth to harm others.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Wicked doers and speakers alike delight in calumny.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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