Proverbs 17:7
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
KJV
Non decent stultum verba composita, nec principem labium mentiens.
Vulgate
οὐχ ἁρμόσει ἄφρονι χείλη πιστά, οὐδὲ δικαίῳ χείλη ψευδῆ.
LXX
Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.
ASV
לֹא נָאוָ֣ה לְ/נָבָ֣ל שְׂפַת יֶ֑תֶר אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי לְ/נָדִ֥יב שְׂפַת שָֽׁקֶר
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אַף
'p
adverb · 133×
י
y
noun · 177×
יֶ֣תֶר
ytr
noun · 102×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נָאוָ֥ה
n'vh
adjective · 10×
נָבָ֖ל
nbl
adjective · 18×
נָדִ֑יב
ndyb
noun · 28×
שָֽׁקֶר
shqr
noun · 110×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Prov 6:17 — A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
- Prov 26:7 — The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
- Prov 29:12 — If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
- Ps 50:16 — But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?