Proverbs 17:7

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

Like the legs which are useless to the lame,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

But to the wicked God says,
“What right have you to tell of My statutes
And to take My covenant in your mouth?

You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.

A divine decision is in the lips of the king;
His mouth should not err in judgment.

If a ruler pays attention to falsehood,
All his ministers become wicked.

“The God of Israel said,

The Rock of Israel spoke to me,

‘He who rules over men righteously,

Who rules in the fear of God,

“Surely, God will not act wickedly,
And the Almighty will not pervert justice.

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes;
I hate the work of those who fall away;
It shall not fasten its grip on me.

Truthful lips will be established forever,
But a lying tongue is only for a moment.