Proverbs 17:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Troublemakers listen to troublemakers, and liars listen to liars.

Cross References

Job 16:11

And God is the one who handed me over to this merciless mob.

Proverbs 14:15

Don't be stupid and believe all you hear; be clever and know where you are headed.

Proverbs 28:4

Lawbreakers praise criminals, but law-abiding citizens always oppose them.

Isaiah 30:10

and have said to his messengers and prophets: Don't tell us what God has shown you and don't preach the truth. Just say what we want to hear, even if it's false.

Jeremiah 5:31

Prophets give their messages in the name of a false god, my priests don't want to serve me, and you—my own people— like it this way! But on the day of disaster, where will you turn for help?

1 John 4:5

These enemies belong to this world, and the world listens to them, because they speak its language.