Proverbs 17:8
A bribe is like a magic stone to the one who gives it; 1 wherever he turns, he succeeds. 1
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7Eloquent speech is not suitable for a fool; 1 much less are lying lips suitable for royalty. 1
Cross References
Genesis 32:14two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,
Genesis 33:9Esau said, “I have enough, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself.”
Exodus 23:8Never take a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see, and perverts honest people's words.
1 Samuel 25:35So David received from her hand what she had brought him; he said to her, “Go up in peace to your house; see, I have listened to your voice and have accepted you.”
Psalms 18:16He reached down from above; he took hold of me! He pulled me out of the surging water. 1
Psalms 21:13Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength; 1 we will sing and praise your power.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:8
7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. Two things are here represented as very absurd: 1. That men of no repute should be dictators. What can be more unbecoming than for fools, who are known to have little sense and discretion, to pretend to that which is above them and which they were never cut out for? A fool, in Solomon's proverbs, signifies a wicked man, whom excellent speech does not become, because his conversation gives the lie to his excellent speech. What have those to… Read the whole commentary →