Proverbs 17:4

New King James Version

⁴An evildoer gives heed to false lips;
A liar listens eagerly to a ^[a]spiteful tongue.

Proverbs 17:4

American Standard Version

⁴An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips;
And ^[a]a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

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

¹¹^[a]An evil man seeketh only rebellion;
Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

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

²³A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom,
To pervert the ways of justice.

New King James Version (NKJV)

American Standard Version (ASV)