Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool,
much less do lying lips fit a prince.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 17:7 in context
Proverbs 17:4–10
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An evildoer heeds wicked lips.
A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
5
Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker.
He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
6
Children’s children are the crown of old men;
the glory of children is their parents.
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Selected verse
Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool,
much less do lying lips fit a prince.
8
A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it;
wherever he turns, he prospers.
9
He who covers an offense promotes love;
but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
10
A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding
than a hundred lashes into a fool.
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