Matthew Henry · Verse 4
Flatterers, especially false teachers, are welcome to those that live in sin.
Proverbs 17:4
An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
BSB
A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
KJV
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
ASV
An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
BBE
A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.
Original Hebrew
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מֵרַע
me·ra'
an evil-doer
H7489
מַקְשִׁיב
mak·shiv
[is] paying attention
H7181
עַל־
'al-
on
H5921
שְׂפַת־
se·fat-
a lip of
H8193
אָוֶן
'a·ven
wickedness
H205
שֶׁקֶר
she·ker
deception
H8267
מֵזִין
me·zin
[is] giving ear
H238
עַל־
'al-
on
H5921
לְשׁוֹן
le·shon
a tongue of
H3956
הַוֹּת
ha·vot
destruction(s)
H1942
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