Proverbs 17:4
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רָשָׁע
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
רָעַע
râʻaʻ
properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
שֶׁקֶר
sheqer
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
שָׂפָה
sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
שֶׁקֶר
sheqer
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
אֹזֶן
ʼôzen
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
בְּלִיַּעַל
bᵉlîyaʻal
without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness
לָשׁוֹן
lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,...
Key Terms in This Verse
בְּלִיַּעַל bᵉlîyaʻal
without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness
Study H1100 →רָעַע râʻaʻ
properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
Study H7489 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →שָׂפָה sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Study H8193 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
Study H3956 →Cross References
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
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