Proverbs 17
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| 1 | Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife. |
| 2 | A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that dealeth shamefully, And shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. |
| 3 | The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But the LORD trieth the hearts. . |
| 4 | A evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue. |
| 5 | Whoso mocketh the poor blasphemeth his Maker; And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished. |
| 6 | Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers. |
| 7 | Overbearing speech becometh not a churl; Much less do lying lips a prince. |
| 8 | A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever he turneth, he prospereth. |
| 9 | He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter estrangeth a familiar friend. |
| 10 | A rebuke entereth deeper into a man of understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool. |
| 11 | A rebellious man seeketh only evil; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. |
| 12 | Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly. |
| 13 | Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house. |
| 14 | The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water; Therefore leave off contention, before the quarrel break out. |
| 15 | He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Even they both are an abomination to the LORD. |
| 16 | Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool To buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding? |
| 17 | A friend loveth at all times, And a brother is born for adversity. |
| 18 | A man void of understanding is he that striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour. |
| 19 | He loveth transgression that loveth strife; He that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. |
| 20 | He that hath a forward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into evil. |
| 21 | He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a churl hath no joy. |
| 22 | A merry heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth the bones. |
| 23 | A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice. |
| 24 | Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. |
| 25 | A foolish son is vexation to his father, And bitterness to her that bore him. |
| 26 | To punish also the righteous is not good, Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness. |
| 27 | He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that husbandeth his spirit is a man of discernment. |
| 28 | Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; And he that shutteth his lips is esteemed as a man of understanding. |
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