Verse List for PROV 17:4

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OET (OET-RV) Those who do evil pay attention to wicked lips. ⇔ ≈ A liar listens to a destructive tongue.

OET-LV An _evil-doer is_paying _attention on a _lip _of wickedness deception is_giving _ear on a _tongue _of destruction(s).

ULT The evildoer listens attentively to the lips of iniquity; ⇔ a liar gives ear to a tongue of destruction.

UST People who act wickedly listen carefully when people speak what is sinful; ⇔  people who lie pay attention when people say things that destroy others.

BSB & MSB A wicked man listens to evil lips; ⇔  a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB An evildoer heeds wicked lips. ⇔  A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

NET One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; ⇔ a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

LSV An evildoer is attentive to lips of vanity,
Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.

FBV Evil people listen to spiteful talk, and liars pay attention to malicious words.

T4T ⇔  Those who do what is evil pay attention to people who say [MTY] what is evil, ⇔  and liars pay attention to other people’s lies.

LEB • He who does evil listens to lips of wickedness,
• and the liar gives heed to the tongue of mischief.

BBE A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

Moff Only a base man listens to malicious words; ⇔  only the false attend to mischievous talk.

JPS A evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

ASV An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; ⇔ And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

DRA The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips.

YLT An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.

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

RV An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
(An evil-doer giveth/gives heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth/gives ear to a mischievous tongue.)

SLT He doing evil attends upon, lips of vanity; he lying feeds upon a tongue of mischief.

Wbstr A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips: and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

KJB-1769 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
(A wicked doer giveth/gives heed to false lips; and a liar giveth/gives ear to a naught/nothingy tongue.)

KJB-1611 A wicked doer giueth heed to false lips: and a liar giueth eare to a naughtie tongue.
(A wicked doer giveth/gives heed to false lips: and a liar giveth/gives ear to a naught/nothingie tongue.)

Bshps A wicked body geueth heede to false lippes, and a lyer geueth eare to a deceiptfull tongue.
(A wicked body giveth/gives heed to false lips, and a liar giveth/gives ear to a deceitful tongue.)

Gnva The wicked giueth heed to false lippes, and a lyer hearkeneth to the naughtie tongue.
(The wicked giveth/gives heed to false lips, and a liar hearkeneth/hearkens to the naught/nothingie tongue.)

Cvdl A wicked body holdeth moch of false lippes, & a dyssemblynge persone geueth eare to a disceatfull toge.
(A wicked body holdeth/holds much of false lips, and a dyssembling persone giveth/gives ear to a deceitful tongue.)

Wycl An yuel man obeieth to a wickid tunge; and a fals man obeieth to false lippis.
(An evil man obeieth to a wicked tongue; and a false man obeieth to false lips.)

Luth Ein Böser achtet auf böse Mäuler, und ein Falscher gehorcht gerne schädlichen Zungen.
(A Evil_(one) pay_attention on/in/to evil mouths, and a False/Incorrecter obeys gladly/willingly harmful tongues.)

ClVg Malus obedit linguæ iniquæ, et fallax obtemperat labiis mendacibus.
(Malus obeys tongues/languages iniquæ, and fallax obtemperat lips mendacibus.)

UHB מֵ֭רַע מַקְשִׁ֣יב עַל־שְׂפַת־אָ֑וֶן שֶׁ֥קֶר מֵ֝זִין עַל־לְשׁ֥וֹן הַוֺּֽת׃ ‡

BrLXX Κακὸς ὑπακούει γλώσσης παρανόμων, δίκαιος δὲ οὐ προσέχει χείλεσι ψευδέσιν.

BrTr A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: but a righteous man attends not to false lips.