Proverbs 17:7
Excellent speech becometh not a vile [man]; how much less do lying lips a noble!
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
In Context
6Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
8A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.
Cross References
Job 34:12Yea, surely, God acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment.
Psalms 101:3I will set no thing of Belial before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
Proverbs 16:10An oracle is on the lips of the king: his mouth will not err in judgment.
Proverbs 29:12If a ruler hearken to lying words, 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 →