Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Evil people listen to evil ideas, and liars listen to lies. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips. Proverbs 28:4 They that forsake the law, praise the wicked man: they that keep it, are incensed against him. 1 Samuel 22:17-11 And the king said to the messengers that stood about him: Turn, and kill the priests of the Lord, for their hand is with David, because they knew that he was fled, and they told it not to me. And the king's servants would not put forth their hands against the priests of the Lord. . . . 1 Kings 22:6 Then the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and he said to them: Shall I go to Ramoth Galaad to fight, or shall I forbear? They answered: Go up, and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king. Isaiah 30:10 Who say to the seers: See not: and to them that behold: Behold not for us those things that are right: speak unto us pleasant things, see errors for us. Jeremiah 5:31 The prophets prophesied falsehood, and the priests clapped their hands: and my people loved such things: what then shall be done in the end thereof? 2 Timothy 4:3,4 For there shall be a time when they will not endure sound doctrine but, according to their own desires, they will heap to themselves teachers having itching ears: . . . 1 John 4:5 They are of the world. Therefore of the world they speak: and the world heareth them. Revelation 13:3-8 And I saw one of his heads as it were slain to death: and his death's wound was healed. And all the earth was in admiration after the beast. . . . Context Better a Dry Morsel in Quietness…3As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts. 4The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips.5He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his maker: and he that rejoiceth at another man's ruin, shall not be unpunished.… Cross References Job 16:11 God hath shut me up with the unjust man, and hath delivered me into the hands of the wicked. Proverbs 14:15 The innocent believeth every word: the discreet man considereth his steps. No good shall come to the deceitful son: but the wise servant shall prosper in his dealings, and his way shall be made straight. Jump to Previous Attention Attentive Damaging Deceit Destructive Doer Ear Evil Evildoer Evil-Doer False. Falsehood Gives Heed Heeds Iniquitous Lips Malicious Mischievous Naughty Pays Tongue Vanity Wicked WrongdoerJump to Next Attention Attentive Damaging Deceit Destructive Doer Ear Evil Evildoer Evil-Doer False. Falsehood Gives Heed Heeds Iniquitous Lips Malicious Mischievous Naughty Pays Tongue Vanity Wicked WrongdoerLinks Proverbs 17:4 NIVProverbs 17:4 NLT Proverbs 17:4 ESV Proverbs 17:4 NASB Proverbs 17:4 Bible Apps Proverbs 17:4 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 17:4 Chinese Bible Proverbs 17:4 French Bible Proverbs 17:4 German Bible Alphabetical: A An attention destructive evil evildoer liar lips listens malicious man pays to tongue wicked OT Poetry: Proverbs 17:4 An evildoer heeds wicked lips (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |