Proverbs 17:4
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
7489 [e]מֵ֭רַע
mê-ra‘
An evildoerV-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms
7181 [e]מַקְשִׁ֣יב
maq-šîḇ
gives heedV-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms
5921 [e]עַל־
‘al-
toPrep
8193 [e]שְׂפַת־
śə-p̄aṯ-
lipsN-fsc
205 [e]אָ֑וֶן
’ā-wen;
FALSEN-ms
8267 [e]שֶׁ֥קֶר
še-qer
a liarN-ms
238 [e]מֵ֝זִין
mê-zîn
listens eagerlyV-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms
5921 [e]עַל־
‘al-
toPrep
3956 [e]לְשׁ֥וֹן
lə-šō-wn
a tongueN-csc
1942 [e]הַוֺּֽת׃
haw-wōṯ.
spitefulN-fp





















Hebrew Texts
משלי 17:4 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
מֵ֭רַע מַקְשִׁ֣יב עַל־שְׂפַת־אָ֑וֶן שֶׁ֥קֶר מֵ֝זִין עַל־לְשֹׁ֥ון הַוֹּֽת׃

משלי 17:4 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
מרע מקשיב על־שפת־און שקר מזין על־לשון הות׃

משלי 17:4 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
מרע מקשיב על־שפת־און שקר מזין על־לשון הות׃

משלי 17:4 Hebrew Bible
מרע מקשיב על שפת און שקר מזין על לשון הות׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
An evildoer listens to wicked lips; A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

King James Bible
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A wicked person listens to malicious talk; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
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