Proverbs 17:4
An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- הַוָּהhavvâhby implication, of falling); desire; also ruin
- אָזַןʼâzanto broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
- קָשַׁבqâshabto prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
- אָוֶןʼâvenstrictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
- רָעַעrâʻaʻproperly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good
- שֶׁקֶרsheqeran untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
- שָׂפָהsâphâhthe lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vess
Ko e ngaahi lea faka-Hepelū mo e faka-Kalisi 'oku tu'u 'i he tu'a 'o e veesi ni. 'E ha'u 'a e fakahoa lea-ki-he-lea mo e liliu lea-ki-he-lea.
Ngaahi fetuʻutaki veesi
2Ti 4:3–4, 1Jn 4:5, Pro 28:4, Isa 30:10, Jer 5:31, 1Ki 22:6–28, Rev 13:3–8