Proverbs 17:7

7 Excellent speech becometh not a vile [man]; how much less do lying lips a noble!

Proverbs 17:7 In-Context

5 Whoso mocketh a poor [man] reproacheth his Maker; he that is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent.
6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
7 Excellent speech becometh not a vile [man]; how much less do lying lips a noble!
8 A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.
9 He that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Lit. 'lip.'
  • [b]. Or 'a fool,' Nabal: see ch 1.7. As Ps. 14.1, and ch. 30.22.
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