Proverbs 17:7
A lip of excellence is not fitting for a fool, much less a lip of falsehood for a noble.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
In Context
6Sons’ sons [are] the crown of old men, || And the glory of sons [are] their fathers.
8A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, || Wherever it turns, it prospers.
Cross References
Job 34:12Indeed, truly, God does not do wickedly, || And the Mighty does not pervert judgment.
Psalms 101:3I do not set a worthless thing before my eyes, || I have hated the work of those turning aside, || It does not adhere to me.
Proverbs 16:10An oath [is] on the lips of a king, || In judgment his mouth does not trespass.
Proverbs 29:12A ruler who is attending to lying words, || All his ministers [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 →