Proverbs 17:7
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יַתִּיר
yattîyr
preeminent; as an adverb, very
שָׂפָה
sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
נָאָה
nâʼâh
properly, to be at home, i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable), i.e. beautiful
כְּסִיל
kᵉçîyl
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
מָעַט
mâʻaṭ
properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
שֶׁקֶר
sheqer
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
שָׂפָה
sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
נָשִׂיא
nâsîyʼ
properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist
Key Terms in This Verse
נָאָה nâʼâh
properly, to be at home, i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable), i.e. beautiful
Study H4998 →מָעַט mâʻaṭ
properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
Study H4591 →שָׂפָה sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Study H8193 →נָשִׂיא nâsîyʼ
properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist
Study H5387 →שָׂפָה sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Study H8193 →Cross References
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
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