Proverbs 17:5

"An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue."

Key Reflection

This verse highlights how those who engage in evil often listen to and are influenced by deceptive speech. It suggests that liars and evildoers create a cycle of falsehood, where they not only speak wickedly but also eagerly hear such words, reinforcing their own deceitfulness.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

He that is glad at calamities -A temper common at all times as the most hateful form of evil; the Greekἐπιχαιρεκακίαepichairekakia. The sins spoken of in both clauses occur also in Job’s vindication of his integrityProverbs 31:13,Proverbs 31:29.

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