An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
    and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

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A wicked person listens to malicious talk;[a]
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

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  1. Proverbs 17:4 Lit to lips of iniquity

11 An evil man seeks only rebellion,
    and (A)a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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11 An evil man seeks only rebellion;
a cruel messenger[a](A) will be sent against him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:11 Or a merciless angel

23 The wicked accepts (A)a bribe in secret[a]
    to (B)pervert the ways of justice.

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  1. Proverbs 17:23 Hebrew a bribe from the bosom

23 A wicked man secretly takes a bribe(A)
to subvert the course of justice.(B)

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