Proverbs 17:7

Arrogant speech isn’t fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.

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WEBBE

Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.

BSB

Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!

KJV

Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

ASV

Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.

BBE

Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.

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לֹא־ lo'- not H3808 נָאוָה na·vah [is] suitable H5000 לְנָבָל le·na·val for a fool H5036 שְׂפַת־ se·fat- a lip of H8193 יֶתֶר ye·ter excellence H3499 אַף 'af indeed H637 כִּי־ ki- for H3588 לְנָדִיב le·na·div for a noble [person] H5081 שְׂפַת־ se·fat- a lip of H8193 שָׁקֶר sha·ker deception H8267

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verse 7

A fool, in Solomon's Proverbs, signifies a wicked man, whom excellent speech does not become, because his conversation contradicts it.

Read Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17 →

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.