Proverbs 17:7

Fine speech is not wbecoming to a fool;

still less is xfalse speech to a prince.

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Proverbs 19:10
It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.

Proverbs 26:1
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

Proverbs 6:17
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,


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