Proverbs 17:4
Lexham English Bible
4 He who does evil listens to lips of wickedness,
and the liar gives heed to the tongue of mischief.
Proverbs 17:4
American Standard Version
4 An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips;
And [a]a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:4 Hebrew falsehood.
Proverbs 17:7
Lexham English Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:7 Literally “A lip of fineness”
- Proverbs 17:7 Literally “only for”
- Proverbs 17:7 Literally “lip of deceit”
Proverbs 17:7
American Standard Version
7 [a]Excellent speech becometh not a fool;
Much less do lying lips a prince.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:7 Or, Arrogant
Proverbs 17:20
Lexham English Bible
20 He who is crooked of heart[a] will not find goodness,
and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:20 Or “mind”
Proverbs 17:20
American Standard Version
20 He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good;
And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into [a]mischief.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:20 Or, calamity
Proverbs 17:27-28
Lexham English Bible
27 He who spares his sayings knows knowledge,
and a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28 Even a fool who keeps silent shall be considered wise;[a]
he who closes his lips is intelligent.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:28 Literally “wise, he shall be considered”
Proverbs 17:27-28
American Standard Version
27 He [a]that spareth his words hath knowledge;
And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise;
[b]When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:27 Or, that hath knowledge spareth his words; And a man of understanding is of a cool spirit
- Proverbs 17:28 Or, He that shutteth his lips is etc.
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