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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 17:7
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7 Too much talking isn’t right for a fool;
    even less so false speech for an honorable person.

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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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Proverbs 17:26
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26 It isn’t good to punish the righteous,
    to strike the honorable for their integrity.

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