Proverbs 17:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

A wicked person listens to malicious talk; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

Cross References

1 John 4:5

They are from the world.  Therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.

Proverbs 28:4

Those who reject the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law pit themselves against them.

Isaiah 30:10

They say to the seers, ‘Do not see,’ and to the prophets, ‘Do not prophesy the truth to us. Tell us flattering things. Prophesy illusions.

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it like this. But what will you do at the end of it?

Job 16:11

God hands me over to the unjust; he throws me to the wicked.

Proverbs 14:15

The inexperienced one believes anything, but the sensible one watches  his steps.