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Proverbs 17:4 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 17 · verse 4
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.Proverbs 17:4 · King James Version
Proverbs 17:4 in context
2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
6Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
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Key words (Strong's)
- naughtyhavvâhby implication, of falling)H1942 →
- falseʼâvenstrictly nothingnessH205 →
- doerrâʻaʻproperly, to spoilH7489 →
- heedqâshabto prick up the earsH7181 →
- lipssâphâhthe lipH8193 →
- liarsheqeran untruthH8267 →
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Note, 1. Those that design to do ill support themselves by falsehood and lying: A wicked doer gives ear, with a great deal of pleasure, to false lips, that will justify him in the ill he does, to those that aim to make public disturbances, catch greedily at libels, and false stories, that defame the government and the…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary