Proverbs 17:7
High-toned language is not seemly to a worthless fool: and yet much less the language of falsehood to a noble.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
In Context
6The crown of old men are children's children; and the ornament of children are their fathers.
Cross References
Job 34:12Yea, surely God will not condemn unjustly, nor will the Almighty pervert justice.
Psalms 101:3I will not set before my eyes a godless thing; to commit a departure [from righteousness] do I hate; it shall not cleave to me.
Proverbs 16:10There should be a wise sentence on the lips of the king: his mouth should never commit a trespass in judging.
Proverbs 29:12If a ruler listen to the word of falsehood, all his servants become 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 →