A sheet conveying device includes: a pair of first rollers, the first rollers being disposed to oppose circumferential surfaces thereof with each other; a pair of second rollers, the second rollers being disposed to oppose circumferential surfaces thereof with each other; a guide plate that has a sheet conveyance face for guiding a leading edge of a sheet being conveyed in a conveying direction from the pair of first rollers toward the pair of second rollers, the guide plate being formed with one or more holes; and a sound absorbing member that is disposed on a back face of the guide plate, which opposes the sheet conveyance face, the sound absorbing member absorbing a sound transmitted through the hole formed on the guide plate.