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Proverbs 17:7
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7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool:
    much less do lying lips a prince.

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Proverbs 17:7
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7 [a]Excellent speech becometh not a fool;
Much less do lying lips a prince.

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  1. Proverbs 17:7 Or, Arrogant
Listen to Proverbs 17:7, Proverbs 17:26
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Proverbs 17:7
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7 Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
    how much worse lying lips to a ruler!(A)

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Proverbs 17:26
Authorized (King James) Version

26 Also to punish the just is not good,
    nor to strike princes for equity.

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Proverbs 17:26
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26 Also to [a]punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

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  1. Proverbs 17:26 Or, fine
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Proverbs 17:26
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26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,(A)
    surely to flog honest officials is not right.

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