Proverbs 17:7

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

Like as in a lame man his legs are not equal, even so is a parable in the fool's mouth.

But unto the ungodly sayeth God, "Why dost thou preach my laws, and takest my covenant in thy mouth,

"Hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to pluck out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

When the prophecy is in the lips of the king, his mouth shall not go wrong in judgment.

If a prince delight in lies, all his servants are ungodly.

The God of Israel spake unto me, and the strength of Israel said, 'He that beareth rule over men, he that ruleth justly in the fear of God,

For sure it is, that God condemneth no man wrongfully, and the judgment of the Almighty is not unrighteous.

I will take no wicked thing in hand. I hate the sin of unfaithfulness; it shall not cleave unto me.

A true mouth is ever constant; but a dissembling tongue is soon changed.