Proverbs 17:7

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⁷Excess speech is not becoming to a fool;
still less is false speech to a ruler.^[a]

Proverbs 17:7

New American Standard Bible

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

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

²⁶It is also not good to ^(A)fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

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