Proverbs 17:7
Compared across 30 translations
English
Excellent speech does not benefit a fool [who is spiritually blind],Much less do lying lips benefit a prince.
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
We don’t expect eloquence from fools, nor do we expect lies from our leaders.
[c]Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool,Much less are lying lips to a prince.
Fancy words don’t belong in the mouths of ungodly fools. And lies certainly don’t belong in the mouths of rulers!
Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool – how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool; even less are lies fitting for a ruler.
Arabic
لَا يَصِحُّ لِلْجَاهِلِ أَنْ يَنْطِقَ بِمَأْثُورِ الْقَوْلِ، وَأَشَرُّ مِنْهُ الْكَذِبُ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ النَّبِيلِ.
Danish
En tåbe bør holde sig fra store ord, og den ædle bør holde sig fra løgn.
German
Zu einem Dummkopf passen keine vernünftigen Worte, wie viel weniger passt Lüge zu einem geachteten Menschen!
Spanish
No va bien con los necios el lenguaje refinado, ni con los gobernantes, la mentira.
No va bien con los necios el lenguaje refinado, ni con los gobernantes, la mentira.
French
Un langage distingué ne convient pas à l’insensé,combien moins le mensonge à un homme de haut rang.
Hiligaynon
Wala nagakabagay nga maghambal ang buang-buang sing maayo nga mga pulong, kag mas labi na gid nga wala nagakabagay nga magbinutig ang isa ka pangulo.
Japanese
神に背く者が真実を言ったり、王がうそをついたりすることはめったにありません。
Korean
분에 넘치는 말도 미련한 자에게 어울리지 않는데 거짓말이 [a]점잖은 사람에게 어떻게 어울리겠는가!
nl
Zoals goede woorden niet passen bij een dwaas, past ook de leugen niet bij een prins.
Portuguese
Os lábios arrogantes[b] não ficam bem ao insensato;muito menos os lábios mentirosos ao governante!
Normalmente, não se espera ouvir coisas sensatas da boca dum louco;dum governante também não contamos que falte à verdade.
Romanian
Cuvintele alese nu se potrivesc celui nebun, cu atât mai puţin buzele mincinoase pentru un nobil.
Russian
Не пристала невеже высокая речь, а тем более правителю – лживое слово!
Не пристала невеже высокая речь, а тем более правителю – лживое слово!
Не пристала невеже высокая речь, а тем более правителю – лживое слово!
Не пристала невеже высокая речь,а тем паче благородному – лживое слово!
Swedish
Det passar sig inte för dåren att vara stor i orden, än mindre för en respektabel man att ljuga.
Thai
หากวาจาคมคายไม่เหมาะกับคนโฉดเขลาคำโกหกยิ่งไม่เหมาะกับผู้นำสักเท่าใด!
zh-Hant
愚人高談闊論不相稱， 統治者說謊更不合適。