Proverbs 17:7
Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.
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Cross references
- Proverbs 29:12 If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, All his servants are wicked.
- Psalm 50:16–17 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth, Seeing that thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee?
- 2 Samuel 23:3 The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me: One that ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God,