Jump to Previous Arrogant Churl Excellency Excellent Fair False. Falsehood Fine Fit Fitting Fool Foolish Less Lip Noble Overbearing Prince Ruler Speech Vile Words WorseJump to Next Arrogant Churl Excellency Excellent Fair False. Falsehood Fine Fit Fitting Fool Foolish Less Lip Noble Overbearing Prince Ruler Speech Vile Words WorseParallel Verses English Standard Version Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince. 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. International Standard Version Appropriate speech is inconsistent with the fool; how much more are deceitful statements with a prince! NET Bible Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler! Aramaic Bible in Plain English A trustworthy utterance is unbecoming to a fool; so is a false utterance to a righteous one. GOD'S WORD® Translation Refined speech is not fitting for a godless fool. How much less does lying fit a noble person! King James 2000 Bible Excellent speech becomes not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. American King James Version Excellent speech becomes not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. American Standard Version Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince. Douay-Rheims Bible Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince. Darby Bible Translation Excellent speech becometh not a vile man; how much less do lying lips a noble! English Revised Version Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. Webster's Bible Translation Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. World English Bible Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince. Young's Literal Translation Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood. Lexicon Excellentyether (yeh'-ther) an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free) speech saphah (saw-faw') the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) becometh na'veh (naw-veh') suitable, or beautiful -- becometh, comely, seemly. not a fool nabal (naw-bawl') stupid; wicked (especially impious) -- fool(-ish, -ish man, -ish woman), vile person. much less do lying sheqer (sheh'-ker) an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) -- without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully. lips saphah (saw-faw') the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) a prince nadiyb (naw-deeb') voluntary, i.e. generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant) -- free, liberal (things), noble, prince, willing (hearted). Multilingual Proverbes 17:7 FrenchProverbios 17:7 Biblia Paralela Links Proverbs 17:7 NIV • Proverbs 17:7 NLT • Proverbs 17:7 ESV • Proverbs 17:7 NASB • Proverbs 17:7 KJV • Proverbs 17:7 Bible Apps • Proverbs 17:7 Parallel • Bible Hub |
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