Mithali 17:7
Proverbs 17:7 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Midomo yenye uwezo wa ushawishi haimfai mpumbavu: je, ni mibaya kiasi gani zaidi midomo ya uongo kwa mtawala!
Proverbs 17:7 in English
Proverbs 17:7 · Berean Standard Bible
Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
Context
5Yeye anaye mdhihaki maskini huonyesha dharau kwa Muumba wake;
yeyote afurahiaye maafa hataepuka kuadhibiwa. 6Wana wa wana ni taji la wazee,
nao wazazi ni fahari ya watoto wao. 7Midomo yenye uwezo wa ushawishi haimfai mpumbavu:
je, ni mibaya kiasi gani zaidi midomo ya uongo kwa mtawala! 8Kipawa ni kama kito cha thamani machoni pake yeye aliye nacho;
kokote kigeukiapo, hufanikiwa. 9Yeye anayesamehe kosa hudumisha upendo,
bali yeyote arudiaye jambo hutenganisha marafiki wa karibu.
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