Native Bible

Proverbs 17:7 · Biblica® Open Asante Twi Contemporary Bible 2020

Anokrokro nyɛ mma ɔkwasea, saa ara na ano a ɛdi torɔ mfata ɔhene.

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

5Deɛ ɔdi ahiafoɔ ho fɛ no bu wɔn Yɛfoɔ animtiaa; na deɛ ɔfoa amanehunu soɔ no bɛnya asotwe. 6Mmanananom yɛ mmasiriwa animuonyam, na awofoɔ yɛ wɔn mma ahohoahoa. 7Anokrokro nyɛ mma ɔkwasea, saa ara na ano a ɛdi torɔ mfata ɔhene. 8Kɛtɛasehyɛ daadaa deɛ ɔma; ɔgye sɛ ɛbɛma no nkonim. 9Deɛ ɔbu nʼani gu mfomsoɔ so no ma ɔdɔ ɛkwan, na deɛ ɔbɔ soɔ no tete nnamfonom ntam.

Asante Twi text and audio: Biblica® Open Asante Twi Contemporary Bible™, made available under an open license by Biblica, Inc.