Proverbs 17:4
17:3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
KJV
An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
A wicked doer gives heed to false lips; and a liar gives ear to a naughty tongue.
What does Proverbs 17:4 mean?
Proverbs 17:4 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רָעַע (râʻaʻ), קָשַׁב (qâshab), אָוֶן (ʼâven). It connects to 15 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
1 Chronicles 29:13Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
1 Chronicles 29:20And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
Proverbs 3:5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Proverbs 3:6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs 9:1Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
Isaiah 12:1And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
Acts 8:37And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Romans 15:6That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 6:20For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
1 Corinthians 10:31Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Ephesians 5:19Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Revelation 5:9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Revelation 19:5And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
Revelation 19:6And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Proverbs 17:4.
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Isaiah 42:23Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come? for: Heb. for the after time?
Isaiah 51:4Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.
Job 6:30Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things? my taste: Heb. my palate
Leviticus 5:4Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.
Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity. deceit: Heb. deceits vanity: or, iniquity
Psalms 17:1A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. the right: Heb. justice not: Heb. without lips of deceit
Psalms 5:9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. faithfulness: or, stedfastness their mouth: Heb. his mouth, that is, the mouth of any of them very: Heb. wickednesses
Frequently asked questions
What does Proverbs 17:4 say?
Proverbs 17:4 (King James Version) reads: "A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue."
Is Proverbs 17:4 in the Old or New Testament?
Proverbs 17:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.
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