Proverbs 17:4-5

New King James Version

⁴An evildoer gives heed to false lips;
A liar listens eagerly to a ^[a]spiteful tongue.

⁵^(A)He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;
^(B)He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

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Proverbs 17:4 Lit. destructive

New King James Version (NKJV)

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