Proverbs 17:7
Overbearing speech becometh not a churl; much less do lying lips a prince.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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.
Cross References
Job 34:12Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
Psalms 101:3I will set no base thing before mine eyes; I hate the doing of things crooked; it shall not cleave unto me.
Proverbs 16:10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth trespasseth not in judgment.
Proverbs 29:12If a ruler hearkeneth 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 →