Proverbs 17:4

“A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips, etc.] A man of an ill spirit, of a mischievous disposition, that delights in doing wickedness; he carefully attends to such as speak falsehood; he listens to lies and calumnies, loves to hear ill reports of persons, and takes pleasure in spreading them to the hurt of their characters; and men of bad hearts and lives give heed to seducing spirits, to false teachers, to inch as speak lies in hypocrisy, who sooth and harden them in their wickedness; [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue: or, “to a tongue of destruction”f483; a culumniating, backbiting tongue, which destroys the good name and reputation of men; and he that is given to lying is made…”

“Wicked doers and speakers alike delight in calumny.”

“The two clauses describe two phases of the mutual affinities of evil. The evil-doer delights in lies, the liar in bad words. return to 'Top of Page'”

“False lips - To false accusations and calumnies, which give him occasion and encouragement to do mischief. Proverbs 17:7”

“17:4 Lies (6:16-19; 14:5, 25; 25:18), gossip (11:13; 18:8), and slander (10:18) distort reality for malicious purposes.”

“Pro 28:4; Sa1 22:7-11; 1Kings 22:6-28; Isa 30:10; Jer 5:31; Ti2 4:3, Ti2 4:4; Jo1 4:5; Rev 13:3-8 Proverbs 17:5”