Proverbs 17:7 · KJV
“Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. {Excellent...: Heb. A lip of excellency} {lying...: Heb. a lip of lying}”
— Proverbs 17:7
Children's children {are} the crown of old men; and the glory of children {are} their fathers.
A gift {is as} a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. {a precious...: Heb. a stone of grace}
Proverbs 17 — Context
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: {and} he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. {unpunished: Heb. held innocent}
6Children's children {are} the crown of old men; and the glory of children {are} their fathers.
7Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. {Excellent...: Heb. A lip of excellency} {lying...: Heb. a lip of lying}
8A gift {is as} a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. {a precious...: Heb. a stone of grace}
9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth {very} friends. {seeketh: or, procureth}
Cross References
Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants {are} wicked.
Psalms 50:16-17
But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or {that} thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
Proverbs 16:10-13
A divine sentence {is} in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment. {A divine...: Heb. Divination}
Psalms 101:3-5
I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; {it} shall not cleave to me. {wicked...: Heb. thing of Belial}
Proverbs 26:7
The legs of the lame are not equal: so {is} a parable in the mouth of fools. {are...: Heb. are lifted up}
Matthew 7:5
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
Job 34:12
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Proverbs 12:19
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue {is} but for a moment.