PRO 17:7 Parallel View

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ULT A lip of excess is not suitable for a worthless one;
 ⇔ how much less a lip of falsehood for a noble.

UST It is not fitting for worthless people to speak eloquently.
⇔ It is even less fitting for royal officials to speak falsely!

BSB  ⇔ Eloquent words are unfit for a fool;
⇔ how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!

OEB On the lips of a fool honest words are unseemly;
⇔ much more lying words on the lips of a noble man.

WEB Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool,
⇔ much less do lying lips fit a prince.

NET Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool;
 ⇔ how much less are lies for a ruler!

LSV A lip of excellence is not fitting for a fool, much less a lip of falsehood for a noble.

FBV Fine words don't suit stupid people, how much less are lies suited to a ruler.

T4T  ⇔ Fine/Eloquent speech is not suitable for foolish people to say,
⇔ just like lies are not suitable for rulers to say.

LEB • [fn] is not becoming a fool,[fn] is[fn] for a ruler.

?:? Literally “A lip of fineness”

?:? Literally “only for”

?:? Literally “lip of deceit”

BBE Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.

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JPS Overbearing speech becometh not a churl; much less do lying lips a prince.

ASV Excellent speech becometh not a fool;
 ⇔ Much less do lying lips a prince.

DRA Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince.

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

DBY Excellent speech becometh not a vile [man]; how much less do lying lips a noble!

RV Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

WBS Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

KJB Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.[fn][fn]
(Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.)

17.7 Excellent…: Heb. A lip of excellency

17.7 lying…: Heb. a lip of lying

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

GNV Hie talke becommeth not a foole, much lesse a lying talke a prince.
(Hie talk becommeth not a foole, much lesse a lying talk a prince. )

CB An eloquent speach becometh not a foole, a dyssemblinge mouth also besemeth not a prynce.

WYC Wordis wel set togidere bisemen not a fool; and a liynge lippe bicometh not a prince.
(Wordis well set together bisemen not a fool; and a liynge lippe bicometh not a prince.)

LUT Es stehet einem Narren nicht wohl an, von hohen Dingen reden, viel weniger einem Fürsten, daß er gerne lüget.
(It stands one Narren not wohl an, from hohen Dingen reden, many weniger one Fürsten, that he gerne lüget.)

CLV Non decent stultum verba composita, nec principem labium mentiens.
(Non decent stultum verba composita, but_not principem labium mentiens. )

BRN Faithful lips will not suit a fool; nor lying lips a just man.

BrLXX Οὐχ ἁρμόσει ἄφρονι χείλη πιστὰ, οὐδὲ δικαίῳ χείλη ψευδῆ.
(Ouⱪ harmosei afroni ⱪeilaʸ pista, oude dikaiōi ⱪeilaʸ pseudaʸ. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

לְ⁠נָבָ֣ל שְׂפַת־יֶ֑תֶר & לְ⁠נָדִ֥יב שְׂפַת־שָֽׁקֶר

to,fool language_of fine & to,ruler language_of lying

A lip of excess, a worthless one, a lip of falsehood, and a noble represent these things and people in general, not specific things or people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Lips of excess … for worthless ones … lips of falsehood for noble ones”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שְׂפַת־יֶ֑תֶר

language_of fine

The phrase lips of excess refers to excellent or eloquent speech that people say by moving their lips. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Fine speech” or “Speaking excellently”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שְׂפַת־שָֽׁקֶר

language_of language_of lying

See how you translated the same use of “lips of falsehood” in 10:18.

Parallel PRO 17:7