Proverbs 17:4
New American Standard Bible 1995
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:4 Lit falsehood
Proverbs 17:4
New International Version
4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
Proverbs 17:20
New American Standard Bible 1995
20 He who has a crooked [a]mind (A)finds no good,
And he who is (B)perverted in his language falls into evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:20 Lit heart
Proverbs 17:20
New International Version
20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
Proverbs 19:1
New American Standard Bible 1995
On Life and Conduct
19 (A)Better is a poor man who (B)walks in his integrity
Than he who is perverse in [a]speech and is a fool.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:1 Lit his lips
Proverbs 19:1
New International Version
19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)
Proverbs 26:18-19
New American Standard Bible 1995
18 Like a madman who throws
(A)Firebrands, arrows and death,
19 So is the man who (B)deceives his neighbor,
And says, “(C)Was I not joking?”
Proverbs 26:18-19
New International Version
18 Like a maniac shooting
flaming arrows of death
19 is one who deceives their neighbor
and says, “I was only joking!”
Proverbs 26:28
New American Standard Bible 1995
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:28 Lit its crushed ones
Proverbs 26:28
New International Version
28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
and a flattering mouth(A) works ruin.
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