KJV: Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
YLT: Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.
Darby: Excellent speech becometh not a vile man; how much less do lying lips a noble!
ASV: Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.
| נָאוָ֣ה | is becoming |
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Parse: Adjective, feminine singular Root: נָאוֶה Sense: comely, beautiful, seemly. |
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| לְנָבָ֣ל | to a fool |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Adjective, masculine singular Root: נָבָל Sense: foolish, senseless, fool. |
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| שְׂפַת־ | speech |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: שָׂפָה Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding. |
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| יֶ֑תֶר | Excellent |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: יֶתֶר Sense: . |
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| אַ֝֗ף | much less |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: אַף Sense: also, yea, though, so much the more adv. |
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| כִּֽי־ | Much less |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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| לְנָדִ֥יב | to a prince |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Adjective, masculine singular Root: נָדִיב Sense: inclined, willing, noble, generous. |
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| שְׂפַת־ | lips |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: שָׂפָה Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding. |
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| שָֽׁקֶר | lying |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שֶׁקֶר Sense: lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood. |
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