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Proverbs 17:7
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7 [a](A)Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool,
Much less are (B)lying lips to a prince.

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  1. Proverbs 17:7 Lit A lip of abundance
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Proverbs 17:7
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7 Excess speech is not becoming to a fool;
    still less is false speech to a ruler.[a]

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  1. 17.7 Or a noble
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Proverbs 17:26
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26 It is also not good to (A)fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

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Proverbs 17:26
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26 To impose a fine on the innocent is not right
    or to flog the noble for their integrity.(A)

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