Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7489 [e] מֵ֭רַע mê-ra‘ An evildoer V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms 7181 [e] מַקְשִׁ֣יב maq-šîḇ gives heed V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms 5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- to Prep 8193 [e] שְׂפַת־ śə-p̄aṯ- lips N-fsc 205 [e] אָ֑וֶן ’ā-wen; FALSE N-ms 8267 [e] שֶׁ֥קֶר še-qer a liar N-ms 238 [e] מֵ֝זִין mê-zîn listens eagerly V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms 5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- to Prep 3956 [e] לְשׁ֥וֹן lə-šō-wn a tongue N-csc 1942 [e] הַוֺּֽת׃ haw-wōṯ. spiteful N-fp

New American Standard Bible
An evildoer listens to wicked lips; A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

King James Bible
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A wicked person listens to malicious talk; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

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