Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Lying lips

Bible References

Excellent speech

Proverbs 26:7
The legs of the lame were weak, and a parable in the mouth of the foolish.
Psalm 50:16
And to the unjust one God said, What to thee to recount my law, and thou wilt lift up my covenant upon thy mouth?
Matthew 7:5
Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam from thine eye, and thou shalt see clearly to cast out the mote from thy brother's eye.

Much

Proverbs 16:10
Divining upon the lips of the king: his mouth will not transgress in judgment
Proverbs 29:12
A ruler listening to the word of falsehood, all serving him are unjust
2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel said to me, the Rock of Israel spake a parable upon the just man: a parable to fear God.
Job 34:12
Also surely God will not do evil, and the Almighty will not pervert judgment
Psalm 101:3
I will not set a word of Belial before mine eyes: I hated him doing transgressions; he shall not cleave to me.

Lying lips

Proverbs 12:19
The lip of truth shall be prepared forever: and the tongue of falsehood while I shall wink.