RV
KJV
7. Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
ASV
7. Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.
ESV
7. Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
ERVEN
7. You wouldn't expect to hear a fine speech from a fool, and you shouldn't expect lies from a ruler.
NLT
7. Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool; even less are lies fitting for a ruler.
WEB
7. Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, Much less do lying lips fit a prince.
NET
7. Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!
NLV
7. Fine speaking is not right for a fool. Even worse are lying lips to a ruler.
HCSB
7. Excessive speech is not appropriate on a fool's lips; how much worse are lies for a ruler.
YLT
7. Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.
LITV
7. An arrogant lip is not fitting for a fool, much less are lying lips for a noble.
NCV
7. Fools should not be proud, and rulers should not be liars.
MKJV
7. An excellent lip is not fitting for a fool; much less are lying lips fitting for a prince.
AKJV
7. Excellent speech becomes not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
LXXEN
7. Faithful lips will not suit a fool; nor lying lips a just man.
KJV
7. Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
AMP
7. Fine or arrogant speech does not befit [an empty-headed] fool--much less do lying lips befit a prince.
KJVP
7. Excellent H3499 speech H8193 CFS becometh H5000 not H3808 NADV a fool H5036 : much less H637 CONJ do lying H8267 lips H8193 CFS a prince H5081 .
YLT
7. Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.
ASV
7. Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.
WEB
7. Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, Much less do lying lips fit a prince.
NASB
7. Fine words are out of place in a fool; how much more, lying words in a noble!
ESV
7. Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
RV
7. Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
RSV
7. Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
NKJV
7. Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince.
MKJV
7. An excellent lip is not fitting for a fool; much less are lying lips fitting for a prince.
AKJV
7. Excellent speech becomes not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
NRSV
7. Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a ruler.
NIV
7. Arrogant lips are unsuited to a fool--how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
NIRV
7. It isn't proper for foolish people to brag. And it certainly isn't proper for rulers to tell lies!
NLT
7. Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool; even less are lies fitting for a ruler.
MSG
7. We don't expect eloquence from fools, nor do we expect lies from our leaders.
GNB
7. Respected people do not tell lies, and fools have nothing worthwhile to say.
NET
7. Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!
ERVEN
7. You wouldn't expect to hear a fine speech from a fool, and you shouldn't expect lies from a ruler.