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Proverbs 17:4 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Proverbs 17:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:410 words
HebrewMeaning
מֵ֭רַעmēraʿ
an evil-doerverbH7489
associate selves (by mistake for
מַקְשִׁ֣יבmaqəšiyb
is paying attentionverbH7181
hear · give heed · incline · mark ···
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
שְׂפַתśəpat
a lip ofnounH8193
bank · binding · border · brim ···
אָ֑וֶןʾāwen
wickednessnounH205
evil · false · idol · iniquity ···
שֶׁ֥קֶרšeqer
deceptionnounH8267
deceit · false(-hood · -ly) · feignedly ···
מֵ֝זִיןmēziyn
is giving earverbH238
hear. See
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
לְשׁ֥וֹןləšwōn
a tongue ofnounH3956
babbler · evil speaker · language · talker ···
הַוֺּֽתhawōt
destructionnounH1942
iniquity · mischief · mischievous · naughtiness ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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