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Proverbs 17:4 KJV

Proverbs · chapter 17 · verse 4 · King James Version

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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