7 Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool- how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
7 Excellent
7 Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
7 We don't expect eloquence from fools, nor do we expect lies from our leaders.
7 Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince.
7 Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool; even less are lies fitting for a ruler.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 17:7
Commentary on Proverbs 17:7
(Read Proverbs 17:7)
A fool, in Solomon's Proverbs, signifies a wicked man, whom excellent speech does not become, because his conversation contradicts it.