New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince.King James Bible
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. American King James Version
Excellent speech becomes not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. American Standard Version
Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince. Douay-Rheims Bible
Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince. Darby Bible Translation
Excellent speech becometh not a vile man; how much less do lying lips a noble! English Revised Version
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. Webster's Bible Translation
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. World English Bible
Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince. Young's Literal Translation
Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood. Apocalypsis 22:21 Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
non decent stultum verba conposita nec principem labium mentiens Proverbios 17:7 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas (©1997)
No convienen al necio las palabras elocuentes; mucho menos al príncipe los labios mentirosos. Proverbios 17:7 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos (©2005)
No convienen al necio las palabras elocuentes, Mucho menos al príncipe los labios mentirosos. Proverbios 17:7 Spanish: Reina Valera (1909)
No conviene al necio la altilocuencia: ¡Cuánto menos al príncipe el labio mentiroso! Proverbios 17:7 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
No conviene al loco la altilocuencia; ¡cuánto menos al príncipe el labio mentiroso! Proverbios 17:7 Spanish: Modern
No conviene al hombre vil la grandilocuencia. Cuánto menos al noble el labio mentiroso. Proverbes 17:7 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Les paroles distinguées ne conviennent pas à un insensé; Combien moins à un noble les paroles mensongères! Proverbes 17:7 French: Darby
La parole excellente ne convient point à un homme vil; combien moins sied à un prince la lèvre menteuse. Proverbes 17:7 French: Martin (1744)
La parole grave ne convient point à un fou; combien moins la parole de mensonge aux principaux [d'entre le peuple.] Proverbes 17:7 French: Ostervald (1744)
La parole grave ne convient point à un insensé; combien moins la parole fausse aux principaux du peuple. Sprueche 17:7 German: Luther (1912)
Es steht einem Narren nicht wohl an, von hohen Dingen reden, viel weniger einem Fürsten, daß er gern lügt. Sprueche 17:7 German: Luther (1545)
Es stehet einem Narren nicht wohl an, von hohen Dingen reden, viel weniger einem Fürsten, daß er gerne lüget. Sprueche 17:7 German: Elberfelder (1871)
Vortreffliche (O. Anmaßende) Rede schickt sich nicht für einen gemeinen Menschen; wieviel weniger Lügenrede für einen Edlen! 箴 言 17:7 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
愚 頑 人 說 美 言 本 不 相 宜 ， 何 況 君 王 說 謊 話 呢 ？ 箴 言 17:7 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
愚 顽 人 说 美 言 本 不 相 宜 ， 何 况 君 王 说 谎 话 呢 ？ 箴 言 17:7 Chinese Bible: NCV (Simplified)
愚顽人说佳美的话是不相称的，何况尊贵的人说虚谎的话呢！ 箴 言 17:7 Chinese Bible: NCV (Traditional)
愚頑人說佳美的話是不相稱的，何況尊貴的人說虛謊的話呢！ Excellent speech becometh not a fool much less do lying lips a prince
Excellent
yether (yeh'-ther)
an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)
speech
saphah (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
becometh
na'veh (naw-veh')
suitable, or beautiful -- becometh, comely, seemly.
not a fool
nabal (naw-bawl')
stupid; wicked (especially impious) -- fool(-ish, -ish man, -ish woman), vile person.
much less do lying
sheqer (sheh'-ker)
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) -- without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
lips
saphah (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
a prince
nadiyb (naw-deeb')
voluntary, i.e. generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant) -- free, liberal (things), noble, prince, willing (hearted).Proverbs 17:7 Multilingual Bible Proverbes 17:7 French Proverbios 17:7 Biblia Paralela 箴 言 17:7 Chinese Bible New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. ScriptureText.com Multilingual Bible | 
