Parallel Verses
Webster
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
New American Standard Bible
Much less are
King James Version
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Holman Bible
how much worse are lies for a ruler.
International Standard Version
Appropriate speech is inconsistent with the fool; how much more are deceitful statements with a prince!
A Conservative Version
Excellent speech is not appropriate to a fool, much less lying lips to a prince.
American Standard Version
Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.
Amplified
Excellent speech does not benefit a fool [who is spiritually blind],
Much less do lying lips benefit a prince.
Bible in Basic English
Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.
Darby Translation
Excellent speech becometh not a vile man; how much less do lying lips a noble!
Julia Smith Translation
The lip of excellence is not becoming to, the foolish one: much less the lip. of falsehood to the noble one.
King James 2000
Excellent speech becomes not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Fine speech} [is] not becoming a fool, {still less} [is] {false speech} for a ruler.
Modern King James verseion
An excellent lip is not fitting for a fool; much less are lying lips fitting for a prince.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
An eloquent speech becometh not a fool; much less a lying mouth, then, becometh a prince.
NET Bible
Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!
New Heart English Bible
Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.
The Emphasized Bible
Unseemly in an unworthy man, is the lip of excellence, much more, in one of noble mind, the lip of falsehood.
World English Bible
Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.
Youngs Literal Translation
Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.
Interlinear
Yether
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 17:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children is their fathers. 7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. 8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
Job 34:12
Yes, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Psalm 50:16-17
But to the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
Psalm 101:3-5
I will set no wicked thing before my eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
Proverbs 12:19
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 16:10-13
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
Proverbs 26:7
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler hearkeneth to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Matthew 7:5
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thy own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.