Proverbs 17:4
Christian Standard Bible
4 A wicked person listens to malicious talk;[a]
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
Footnotes
- 17:4 Lit to lips of iniquity
Proverbs 17:4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17:20
Christian Standard Bible
20 One with a twisted mind will not succeed,
and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.(A)
Proverbs 17:20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
20 The crooked of mind do not prosper,
and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.(A)
Proverbs 19:1
Christian Standard Bible
19 Better a poor person who lives with integrity(A)
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:1
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 Better the poor walking in integrity
than one perverse of speech who is a fool.(A)
Proverbs 26:18-19
Christian Standard Bible
18 Like a madman who throws flaming darts and deadly arrows,(A)
19 so is the person who deceives his neighbor
and says, “I was only joking!”
Proverbs 26:18-19
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
18 Like a maniac who shoots deadly firebrands and arrows,(A)
19 so is one who deceives a neighbor
and says, “I am only joking!”(B)
Proverbs 26:28
Christian Standard Bible
28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Proverbs 26:28
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.(A)
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