Excellent speech becometh not a fool;\par\tab Much less do lying lips a prince.
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: Much less do lying lips a prince.
Fine or arrogant speech does not befit [an empty-headed] fool–much less do lying lips befit a prince.
Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.
Too much talking isn’t right for a fool; even less so false speech for an honorable person.
Well-chosen words are not fitting for the foolish, nor are lying lips fitting for a leader.
Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince.
The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me: One that ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God,
Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly,\par\tab Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
Let the lying lips be dumb,\par\tab Which speak against the righteous insolently,\par\tab With pride and contempt.
The lip of truth shall be established for ever;\par\tab But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah;\par\tab But they that deal truly are his delight.
Delicate living is not seemly for a fool;\par\tab Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Wisdom is too high for a fool:\par\tab He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest,\par\tab So honor is not seemly for a fool.
The legs of the lame hang loose;\par\tab So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood,\par\tab All his servants are wicked.
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,\par\tab And hands that shed innocent blood;
Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.\par