Proverbs 17:4

Modern

A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

Traditional

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

Literal

One doing evil pays attention to lips of iniquity; a liar gives ear to a tongue of evil desires.

Latin

Malus obedit linguæ iniquæ, et fallax obtemperat labiis mendacibus.

Hebrew

English

A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

Lies (Proverbs 6:16–19; 14:5, 25; 25:18), gossip (11:13; 18:8), and slander (10:18) twist the truth to harm others.

2 Timothy 4:3–4
For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
Proverbs 28:4
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
1 John 4:5
They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.
Isaiah 30:10
They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.
Jeremiah 5:31
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?
1 Kings 22:6–28
So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
Revelation 13:3–8
One of the heads of the beast appeared to have been mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.
1 Samuel 22:7–11
Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?