Proverbs 17:7
King James Version
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Proverbs 17:7 in context
Proverbs 17:5
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Proverbs 17:6
Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Proverbs 17:8
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Proverbs 17:9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.