New International Version (NIV)
4A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
Proverbs 17:4
Proverbs 17:4 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
4An evildoer listens to wicked lips;
A 17:4 Lit falsehoodliar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
4An evildoer listens to wicked lips;
A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
4An evildoer listens closely to wicked lips;
And a liar pays attention to a destructive and malicious tongue.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
4A wicked man listens to evil lips;
a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
4Evil people listen to lies.
Lying people listen to evil.