| Verse | Translation | Text |
| Pr 17:4 | Strong Concordance | A wicked doer [07489] giveth heed [07181] to false [0205] lips [08193]; and a liar [08267] giveth ear [0238] to a naughty [01942] tongue [03956]. |
| King James | A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. |
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Wicked doers and speakers alike delight in calumny. |