Proverbs 17:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 17:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 17:4 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 17:4 — KJV
“A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.”
— Proverbs 17:4 (KJV)
Proverbs 17:4 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 17:4
“My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 17:4: wicked, lips, tongue
“[To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.] I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. my mouth...: Heb. a bridle, or, muzzle for my mouth”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 17:4: wicked, heed, tongue
“I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 17:4: wicked, doer, ear
“Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. an...: or, an evil speaker (Heb. a man of tongue), a wicked man of violence, be established in the earth: let him be hunted to his overthrow”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 17:4: wicked, ear, tongue
“But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. reprove: or, argue”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 17:4: wicked, lips, ear
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