Compare Translations for Proverbs 17:4

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Holman Christian Standard Bible
4 A wicked person listens to malicious talk; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
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English Standard Version
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
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King James Version
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
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The Message Bible
4 Evil people relish malicious conversation; the ears of liars itch for dirty gossip.
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New American Standard Bible
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips; A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
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New International Version
4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
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New King James Version
4 An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.
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New Living Translation
4 Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip; liars pay close attention to slander.
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New Revised Standard
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips; and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.
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American Standard Version
4 An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
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The Bible in Basic English
4 A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.
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Common English Bible
4 An evildoer pays attention to guilty lips; a liar listens to a destructive tongue.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
4 An evildoer pays attention to guilty lips; a liar listens to a destructive tongue.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
4 An evildoer heeds wicked lips; a liar listens to destructive talk.
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The Darby Translation
4 The evil-doer giveth heed to iniquitous lips; the liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
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Good News Translation
4 Evil people listen to evil ideas, and liars listen to lies.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
4 Evil people listen to evil ideas, and liars listen to lies.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
4 An evildoer pays attention to wicked lips. A liar opens his ears to a slanderous tongue.
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Hebrew Names Version
4 An evil-doer gives heed to wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
4 An evil doer gives heed to false lips, and a liar gives ear to the tongue which curses.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
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Lexham English Bible
4 He who does evil listens to lips of wickedness, [and] the liar gives heed to the tongue of mischief.
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
4 A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: but a righteous man attends not to false lips.
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New Century Version
4 Evil people listen to evil words. Liars pay attention to cruel words.
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New International Reader's Version
4 An evil person listens to evil words. A liar pays attention to words that are harmful.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips; and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
4 The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips.
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Revised Standard Version
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips; and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips; and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.
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Third Millennium Bible
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips, and a liar giveth ear to a wicked tongue.
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips, and a liar giveth ear to a wicked tongue.
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The Latin Vulgate
4 malus oboedit linguae iniquae et fallax obtemperat labiis mendacibus
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
4 malus oboedit linguae iniquae et fallax obtemperat labiis mendacibus
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The Webster Bible
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips: [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
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World English Bible
4 An evil-doer gives heed to wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
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Wycliffe
4 An evil man obeyeth to a wicked tongue; and a false man obeyeth to false lips. (An evil person obeyeth a wicked tongue; and a liar obeyeth lies.)
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Young's Literal Translation
4 An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.
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