Proverbs 17:4

Easy To Read Version

An evil person listens to the evil things other people say. People who tell lies also listen to lies.

Cross References

Job 16:11

God has given me to evil people.\par He let wicked people hurt me.\par

Proverbs 14:15

A fool will believe anything he hears. But a wise man thinks carefully about everything.

Proverbs 28:4

You are for evil people if you refuse to obey the law. But if you obey the law, then you are against them.

Isaiah 30:10

They tell the prophets, “Don’t see dreams {\cf2\super [278]} about things we should do! Don’t tell us the truth! Say nice things to us and make us feel good! See only good things for us!

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets tell lies.\par The priests will not do\par what they were chosen to do. {\cf2\super [36]} \par And my people love it this way!\par But what will you people do\par when your punishment comes?”\par

1 John 4:5

And those people (the false teachers) belong to the world. So the things they say are from the world, too. And the world listens to what they say.