Proverbs 17:4

New International Version

⁴A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

Proverbs 17:4

World English Bible

⁴An evildoer heeds wicked lips.
A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

¹¹Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
the messenger of death will be sent against them.

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

²³The wicked accept bribes^(A) in secret
to pervert the course of justice.^(B)

²³A wicked man receives a bribe in secret,
to pervert the ways of justice.

New International Version (NIV)