Proverbs 17:7
Faithful lips will not suit a fool; nor lying lips a just man.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
In Context
8Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward; and wherever it may turn, it shall prosper.
Cross References
Job 34:12And think you that the Lord will do wrong, or will the Almighty who made the earth wrest judgement?
Psalms 101:3For my days have vanished like smoke, and my bones have been parched like a stick. 1
Proverbs 16:10There is an oracle upon the lips of a king; and his mouth shall not err in judgement.
Proverbs 29:12When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors.
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 →