King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Complete Jewish Bible:
An evildoer heeds wicked lips; a liar listens to destructive talk.
Berean Standard Bible:
A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
American Standard Version:
An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; Anda liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
A wicked doer{H7489} giveth heed{H7181} to false{H205} lips{H8193}; and a liar{H8267} giveth ear{H238} to a naughty{H1942} tongue{H3956}.
Cross-References (KJV):
2 Timothy 4:3
- For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
2 Timothy 4:4
- And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
1 John 4:5
- They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
Proverbs 28:4
- ¶ They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
Isaiah 30:10
- Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
Jeremiah 5:31
- The 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 the end thereof?
Revelation 13:3
- And 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.
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Commentary for Proverbs 17:4
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H7489
There are 80 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רָעַע
Transliteration: râʻaʻ
Pronunciation: raw-ah'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally); afflict, associate selves (by mistake for רָעָה), break (down, in pieces), [phrase] displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for רָעָה), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) ill, [idiom] indeed, do mischief, punish, still, vex, (do) wicked (doer, -ly), be (deal, do) worse. - Strong's Number: H7181
There are 45 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קָשַׁב
Transliteration: qâshab
Pronunciation: kaw-shab'
Description: a primitive root; to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken; attend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard. - Strong's Number: H205
There are 101 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָוֶן
Transliteration: ʼâven
Pronunciation: aw-ven'
Description: from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol; affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare אַיִן. - Strong's Number: H8193
There are 164 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׂפָה
Transliteration: sâphâh
Pronunciation: saw-faw'
Description: or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת; probably from סָפָה or שָׁפָה through the idea of termination (compare סוֹף); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.); band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words. - Strong's Number: H8267
There are 109 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שֶׁקֶר
Transliteration: sheqer
Pronunciation: sheh'-ker
Description: from שָׁקַר; an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial); without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully. - Strong's Number: H238
There are 389 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָזַן
Transliteration: ʼâzan
Pronunciation: aw-zan'
Description: a primitive root; probably to expand; but used only as a denominative from אֹזֶן; to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen; give (perceive by the) ear, hear(-ken). See אָזַן. - Strong's Number: H1942
There are 16 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: הַוָּה
Transliteration: havvâh
Pronunciation: hav-vaw'
Description: from הָוָא (in the sense of eagerly coveting and rushing upon; by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin; calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness. - Strong's Number: H3956
There are 115 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: לָשׁוֹן
Transliteration: lâshôwn
Pronunciation: law-shone'
Description: or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from לָשַׁן; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water); [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.