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Proverbs 17:7
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 17:7
Legacy Standard Bible
7 (A)Excellent lips are not fitting for a [a]wicked fool,
Even less are (B)lying lips for a noble man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:7 One who rejects wisdom in rebellion against God
Proverbs 17:7
New International Version
Proverbs 17:7
New International Version
7 Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
how much worse lying lips to a ruler!(A)
Proverbs 17:7
King James Version
Proverbs 17:7
King James Version
7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
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Proverbs 17:26
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 17:26
Legacy Standard Bible
26 It is also not good to (A)punish the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
Proverbs 17:26
New International Version
Proverbs 17:26
New International Version
26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,(A)
surely to flog honest officials is not right.
Proverbs 17:26
King James Version
Proverbs 17:26
King James Version
26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
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