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4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
5 Whoever mocks the poor 1insults his Maker; he who is 2glad at calamity will not go 3unpunished.
6 4Grandchildren are 5the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
7 Fine speech is not 6becoming to a fool; still less is 7false speech to a prince.
8 8A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
9 Whoever 9covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter 10separates close friends.
10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion, and 11a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12 Let a man meet 12a she-bear robbed of her cubs 13rather than a fool in his folly.
13 If anyone 14returns evil for good, 15evil will not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so 16quit before the quarrel breaks out.

Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA

Provérbios 17:4 O malfazejo atenta para o lábio iníquo; o mentiroso inclina os ouvidos para a língua maligna.

King James Version KJV

Proverbs 17:4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

New King James Version NKJV

Proverbs 17:4 An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.

Nova Versão Internacional NVIP

Provérbios 17:4 O ímpio dá atenção aos lábios maus;o mentiroso dá ouvidos à língua destruidora.

Proverbs 17:4-14 ESV
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