Proverbs
Proverbs 17:4
4A wicked man listens to evil lips;
a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A wicked man | מֵ֭רַע | mê·ra‘ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H7489 be evil, bad |
| listens | מַקְשִׁ֣יב | maq·šîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H7181 incline, attend |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| evil | אָ֑וֶן | ’ā·wen | Noun - masculine singular | H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness |
| lips | שְׂפַת־ | śə·p̄aṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| a liar | שֶׁ֥קֶר | še·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| gives ear | מֵ֝זִין | mê·zîn | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H238 give ear, listen, hear |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| a destructive | הַוֺּֽת׃ | haw·wōṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H1942 desire |
| tongue | לְשׁ֥וֹן | lə·šō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H3956 tongue |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Timothy 4:3–4 · 1 John 4:5 · Proverbs 28:4 · Isaiah 30:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.