Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 3808 [e] לֹא־ lō- Not Adv-NegPrt 5000 [e] נָאוָ֣ה nā-wāh is becoming Adj-fs 5036 [e] לְנָבָ֣ל lə-nā-ḇāl to a fool Prep-l | Adj-ms 8193 [e] שְׂפַת־ śə-p̄aṯ- speech N-fsc 3499 [e] יֶ֑תֶר ye-ṯer; Excellent N-ms 637 [e] אַ֝֗ף ’ap̄, much less Conj 3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- Much less Conj 5081 [e] לְנָדִ֥יב lə-nā-ḏîḇ to a prince Prep-l | Adj-ms 8193 [e] שְׂפַת־ śə-p̄aṯ- lips N-fsc 8267 [e] שָֽׁקֶר׃ šā-qer. lying N-ms

New American Standard Bible
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince.

King James Bible
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool's lips; how much worse are lies for a ruler.

excellent speech

Proverbs 26:7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Psalm 50:16,17 But to the wicked God said, What have you to do to declare my statutes, …

much

Proverbs 16:10-13 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresses …

Proverbs 29:12 If a ruler listen to lies, all his servants are wicked.

2 Samuel 23:3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, He that rules …

Job 34:12 Yes, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert …

Psalm 101:3-5 I will set no wicked thing before my eyes: I hate the work of them …

lying lips

Proverbs 12:19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue …

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