Proverbs 17:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!”
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“Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 17:7 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 23:3The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
- Job 34:12Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
- Psalms 50:16To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
- Psalms 101:3I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
- Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
- Proverbs 16:10A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.
- Proverbs 26:7Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
- Proverbs 29:12If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
- Matthew 7:5You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).