Proverbs 17:7

⁷ Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool- how much worse lying lips to a ruler!

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Other Translations of Proverbs 17:7

⁷ Excellent Excellent...: Heb. A lip of excellency speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

⁷ Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.

⁷ We don't expect eloquence from fools, nor do we expect lies from our leaders.

⁷ Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince.

⁷ Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool; even less are lies fitting for a ruler.

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