Proverbs 17:4
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:4 Lit Falsehood
Proverbs 17:4
Common English Bible
4 An evildoer pays attention to guilty lips;
a liar listens to a destructive tongue.
Proverbs 17:20
Legacy Standard Bible
20 He who has a crooked heart (A)finds no good,
And he who is (B)perverted in his tongue falls into evil.
Proverbs 17:20
Common English Bible
20 Those with crooked hearts won’t prosper,
and those with twisted tongues will fall into trouble.
Proverbs 19:1
Legacy Standard Bible
The Counsel of Yahweh Will Stand
19 (A)Better is a poor man who (B)walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked in lips and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:1
Common English Bible
19 Better to be poor and walk in innocence
than to have dishonest lips and be a fool.
Proverbs 26:18-19
Legacy Standard Bible
18 Like a madman who shoots
(A)Firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 So is the man who (B)deceives his neighbor,
And says, “(C)Am I not joking?”
Proverbs 26:18-19
Common English Bible
18 Like a crazy person shooting deadly flaming arrows
19 are those who deceive their neighbor and say, “Hey, I was only joking!”
Proverbs 26:28
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:28 Lit its crushed ones
Proverbs 26:28
Common English Bible
28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes;
a flattering mouth causes destruction.
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