Proverbs 17:7
Excellent speech is not appropriate to a fool, much less lying lips to a prince.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
In Context
6Son's sons are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons are their fathers.
8A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.
Cross References
Job 34:12Yea, certainly God will not do wrong. Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
Psalms 101:3I will set no base thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who turn aside. It shall not cleave to me.
Proverbs 16:10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
Proverbs 29:12If a ruler hearkens to falsehood, all his servants are wicked.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:7
Common Truths. 6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. They are so, that is, they should be so, and, if they conduct themselves worthily, they are so. 1. It is an honour to parents when they are old to leave children, and children's children, growing up, that tread in the steps of their virtues, and are likely to maintain and advance the reputation of their families. It is an honour to a man to live so long as to see his children's children ( Ps. cxxviii. 6 ;… Read the whole commentary →