Proverbs 17:7
Eloquent speech becometh not a naval (fool), 1 much less do lying sfatayim (lips) a ruler. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
In Context
6Bnei banim are the ateret of zekenim; 1 and the tiferet of banim are their avot. 1
Cross References
Job 34:12Yea, surely El will not do wickedly, 1 neither will Shaddai pervert mishpat (justice). 1
Psalms 101:3I will set no devar beliyya'al 1 before mine eyes; 1 I hate the work of them that fall away; 1 it shall not cleave to me. 1
Proverbs 16:10A kesem (oracle) is on the sfatayim (lips) of Melech, 1 his peh (mouth) must not betray mishpat. 1
Proverbs 29:12If a moshel pays heed to davar sheker, 1 all his mesharetim (officials, ministers) are resha'im. 1
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 →