Verse 7

Speache of aucthoritie becommeth not a foole, much lesse a lying mouth then beseemeth a prince.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 23:3 : 3 The God of Israel spake to me, euen the most mightie of Israel sayde: A ruler ouer men being iust, ruling in ye feare of God:
• Job 34:12 : 12 Sure it is that God wil not do wickedly, neither wyll the almightie paruert iudgement.
• Ps 50:16-17 : 16 But the Lorde sayd vnto the vngodly: why doest thou preache my lawes, and takest my couenaunt in thy mouth? 17 Seyng that thou hatest discipline: and hast cast my wordes behynde thee.
• Ps 101:3-5 : 3 I wyll neuer set before myne eyes any deuillishe thyng: I wyll detest to do the worke of transgressours, it shall take no holde of me. 4 A frowarde heart shall depart from me: I wyll not once knowe any euyll. 5 I will destroy him who priuily slaundereth his neighbour: I wyll not suffer hym who hath a proude loke and a great stomacke.
• Prov 12:19 : 19 The lippe of trueth shalbe stable for euer: but a dissemblyng tongue is soone chaunged.
• Prov 16:10-13 : 10 When the prophecie is in the lippes of the kyng, his mouth shall not go wrong in iudgement. 11 A true wayght and ballaunce are the Lordes iudgement: all the wayghtes of the bagge are his worke. 12 Wicked doers are an abhomination to the kyng, for a kynges seate shoulde be holden vp with ryghteousnesse. 13 Ryghteous lippes are pleasaunt vnto kynges, and them that speaketh the trueth shall he loue.
• Prov 26:7 : 7 Like as in a lame man his legges are not equall: euen so is a parable in a fooles mouth.
• Prov 29:12 : 12 If a prince delight in lyes, all his seruauntes are vngodly.
• Matt 7:5 : 5 Thou hypocrite, first caste out the beame out of thine owne eye: and then shalt thou see clearely, to plucke out the mote out of thy brothers eye.