Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 17:7

לֹ֣א נָ֭אוָה לְנָבָ֣ל שְׂפַת יֶ֑תֶר אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי לְנָדִ֥יב שְׂפַת שָֽׁקֶר׃
loʾ naʾvah lnabal shpat yeter ʾaf kiy lnadiyb shpat shaqer
King James Version (KJV)

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

Modern English

Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.

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