Verse 7

Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 23:3 : 3 He said -- the God of Israel -- to me, He spake -- the Rock of Israel: He who is ruling over man `is' righteous, He is ruling in the fear of God.
• Job 34:12 : 12 Yea, truly, God doth not do wickedly, And the Mighty doth not pervert judgment.
• Ps 50:16-17 : 16 And to the wicked hath God said: What to thee -- to recount My statutes? That thou liftest up My covenant on thy mouth? 17 Yea, thou hast hated instruction, And dost cast My words behind thee.
• Ps 101:3-5 : 3 I set not before mine eyes a worthless thing, The work of those turning aside I have hated, It adhereth not to me. 4 A perverse heart turneth aside from me, Wickedness I know not. 5 Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbour, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, him I endure not.
• Prov 12:19 : 19 The lip of truth is established for ever, And for a moment -- a tongue of falsehood.
• Prov 16:10-13 : 10 An oath `is' on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not. 11 A just beam and balances `are' Jehovah's, His work `are' all the stones of the bag. 12 An abomination to kings `is' doing wickedness, For by righteousness is a throne established. 13 The delight of kings `are' righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,
• Prov 26:7 : 7 Weak have been the two legs of the lame, And a parable in the mouth of fools.
• Prov 29:12 : 12 A ruler who is attending to lying words, All his ministers `are' wicked.
• Matt 7:5 : 5 Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.