Proverbs 17:7

Easy To Read Version

It is not wise for a fool to speak too much. In the same way, it is not wise for a ruler to tell lies.

Cross References

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler listens to lies, then all his officials will be evil.

Matthew 7:5

You are a hypocrite. {\cf2\super [82]} First, take the wood out of your own eye. Then you will see clearly to take the dust out of your brother’s eye.

Proverbs 26:7

When a fool tries to say something wise, it is like a crippled person trying to walk.

Proverbs 12:19

If a person tells a lie, then those words are wasted quickly. But the truth will live forever.

Job 34:12

This is the truth,\par God won’t do wrong.\par God All-Powerful will always be fair.\par

2 Samuel 23:3

The God of Israel spoke. The Rock of Israel said to me, “The person who rules people fairly, the person who rules with respect for God,

Psalm 31:18

Those bad people brag\par and tell lies about good people.\par Those bad people are very proud.\par But their lying lips will be silent.\par

Proverbs 6:17

eyes that show a man is proud,\par tongues that tells lies,\par hands that kill innocent people,\par

Proverbs 12:22

The Lord hates people who tell lies. But the Lord is happy with people who tell the truth.

Proverbs 19:10

A foolish person should not be rich. That would be like a slave ruling over princes.

Proverbs 24:7

Foolish people can’t understand wisdom. And when people are discussing important things, the foolish person can say nothing.

Proverbs 26:1

Snow shouldn’t fall in the summer. And rain shouldn’t fall during harvest time. In the same way, people should not honor a fool.