King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 17:4
“A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 17
2
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3
The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
6
Children's children [are] the crown of old men; and the glory of children [are] their fathers.