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He who does evil listens to lips of wickedness,
    and the liar gives heed to the tongue of mischief.

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An evildoer gives heed to false lips;
A liar listens eagerly to a [a]spiteful tongue.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:4 Lit. destructive

11 An evil person will seek only rebellion,
    and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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11 An evil man seeks only rebellion;
Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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23 The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap,
    in order to pervert the ways of justice.

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23 A wicked man accepts a bribe [a]behind the back
To pervert the ways of justice.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:23 Under cover, lit. from the bosom