Proverbs 17:7
לֹא ־ נָאוָה לְנָבָל שְׂפַת ־ יֶתֶר אַף כִּֽי ־ לְנָדִיב שְׂפַת ־ שָֽׁקֶר ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
In Context
6עֲטֶרֶת זְקֵנִים בְּנֵי בָנִים וְתִפְאֶרֶת בָּנִים אֲבוֹתָֽם ׃
8אֶֽבֶן ־ חֵן הַשֹּׁחַד בְּעֵינֵי בְעָלָיו אֶֽל ־ כָּל ־ אֲשֶׁר יִפְנֶה יַשְׂכִּֽיל ׃
Cross References
Job 34:12אַף ־ אָמְנָם אֵל לֹֽא ־ יַרְשִׁיעַ וְשַׁדַּי לֹֽא ־ יְעַוֵּת מִשְׁפָּֽט ׃
Psalms 101:3לֹֽא ־ אָשִׁית ׀ לְנֶגֶד עֵינַי דְּֽבַר ־ בְּלִיָּעַל עֲשֹֽׂה ־ סֵטִים שָׂנֵאתִי לֹא יִדְבַּק בִּֽי ׃
Proverbs 16:10קֶסֶם ׀ עַֽל ־ שִׂפְתֵי ־ מֶלֶךְ בְּמִשְׁפָּט לֹא יִמְעַל ־ פִּֽיו ׃
Proverbs 29:12מֹשֵׁל מַקְשִׁיב עַל ־ דְּבַר ־ שָׁקֶר כָּֽל ־ מְשָׁרְתָיו רְשָׁעִֽים ׃
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 →