Proverbs 17:7
“Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Excellent speech becometh not a fool,.... A wicked man. Eloquence, or a sublime grand way of speaking, a copiousness and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The margin renderings are more literal and give greater emphasis. What is pointed out is not the unfitness of lying lips…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Two things are here represented as very absurd: 1. That men of no repute should be dictators. What can be more…
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