Proverbs 17

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¹Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of flesh-banquets with strife.

²A prudent servant shall rule over a son who causeth shame; Yea, with brothers he shall share the inheritance.

³The refining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But the LORD trieth hearts.

⁴An evil-doer listeneth to mischievous lips; And a liar giveth ear to a destructive tongue.

⁵Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; He that is glad at calamities shall not go unpunished.

⁶Children’s children are the crown of the aged, And their fathers the glory of sons.

⁷Excellent speech becometh not the base; How much less lying lips the noble!

⁸A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of him who taketh it; Whithersoever it turneth it hath success.

⁹He who covereth an offence seeketh love; But he who recurreth to a matter removeth a friend.

¹⁰A reproof will penetrate deeper into a wise man Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

¹¹An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore shall a cruel messenger be sent against him.

¹²Let a man meet a bear robbed of her whelps, Rather than a fool in his folly.

¹³Whoso returneth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water; Therefore leave off contention before it rolleth onward.

¹⁵He that justifieth the wicked, And he that condemneth the just, Both alike are an abomination to the LORD.

¹⁶Why should a price be in the hand of a fool To get wisdom, seeing he hath no sense?

¹⁷A friend loveth at all times; But in adversity he is born a brother.

¹⁸A man who lacketh understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

¹⁹He who loveth strife loveth transgression; He who raiseth high his gate seeketh ruin.

²⁰He that is of a deceitful heart shall find no good; And he that turneth about with his tongue shall fall into mischief.

²¹Whoso begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; Yea, the father of the fool hath no joy.

²²A merry heart doeth good to the body; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

²³The wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of judgment.

²⁴Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

²⁵A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bore him.

²⁶Moreover, to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their equity.

²⁷He that spareth his words is imbued with knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

²⁸Even a fool, when he is silent, is accounted wise; He that shutteth his lips is a man of understanding.

Proverbs 17

¹Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

²A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

³The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.

⁴A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

⁵Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

⁶Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

⁷Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

⁸A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

⁹He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

¹⁰A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

¹¹An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

¹²Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

¹³Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

¹⁵He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.

¹⁶Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

¹⁷A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

¹⁸A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

¹⁹He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

²⁰He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

²¹He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

²²A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

²³A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

²⁴Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

²⁵A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

²⁶Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

²⁷He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

²⁸Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.