Proverbs 17:7

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Children's children [are] the crown of old men; and the glory of children [are] their fathers.	Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.	A gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Excellent^H3499 speech^H8193 becometh^H5000 not a fool^H5036: much less do lying^H8267 lips^H8193 a prince^H5081.

Original Hebrew

לֹא־נָאוָה לְנָבָל שְׂפַת־יֶתֶר אַף כִּי־לְנָדִיב שְׂפַת־שָׁקֶר׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
לֹא	lo'-	H3808	HTn	not
נָאוָ֣ה	na.Vah	H5000	HAafsa	(is) suitable
לְ/נָבָ֣ל	le./na.Val	H5036	HR/Aamsa	for/ a fool
שְׂפַת	se.fat-	H8193	HNcfsc	a lip of
יֶ֑תֶר	Ye.ter	H3499	HNcmsa	excellence
אַ֝֗ף	'Af	H637	HTa	indeed?
כִּֽי	ki-	H3588	HC	for
לְ/נָדִ֥יב	le./na.Div	H5081	HR/Aamsa	for/ a noble (person)
שְׂפַת	se.fat-	H8193	HNcfsc	a lip of
שָֽׁקֶר	Sha.ker	H8267	HNcmsa	deception

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H3499 — יֶתֶר (yether, yeh'-ther): from יָתַר; properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free); [phrase] abundant, cord, exceeding, excellancy(-ent), what they leave, that hath left, plentifully, remnant, residue, rest, string, with.
H5000 — נָאוֶה (nâʼveh, naw-veh'): from נָאָה or נָוֶה; suitable, or beautiful; becometh, comely, seemly.
H5036 — נָבָל (nâbâl, naw-bawl'): from נָבֵל; stupid; wicked (especially impious); fool(-ish, -ish man, -ish woman), vile person.
H5081 — נָדִיב (nâdîyb, naw-deeb'): from נָדַב; properly, voluntary, i.e. generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant); free, liberal (things), noble, prince, willing (hearted).
H8193 — שָׂפָה (sâphâh, saw-faw'): or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת; probably from סָפָה or שָׁפָה through the idea of termination (compare סוֹף); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.); band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
H8267 — שֶׁקֶר (sheqer, sheh'-ker): from שָׁקַר; an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial); without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H637 — אַף (ʼaph, af): a primitive particle; meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though; also, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.
H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

Excellent speech — Psalms 50:16-17, Proverbs 26:7, Matthew 7:5
lying lips — Proverbs 12:19
much — 2 Samuel 23:3, Job 34:12, Psalms 101:3-5, Proverbs 16:10-13, Proverbs 29:12

Reciprocal references (1): Judges 16:7

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