Proverbs 17
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1 Better is a dry morsel, and
quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
2 A wise servant shall have rule
over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance
among the brethren.
3 The fining pot is for
silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false
lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth
his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be
unpunished.
6 Children’s children are
the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
7 Excellent speech becometh not a
fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
8 A gift is as a precious
stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it
prospereth.
9 He that covereth a transgression
seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very
friends.
10 A reproof entereth more into a
wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11 An evil man seeketh only
rebellion: 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 it be
meddled with.
15 He that justifieth the wicked,
and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to
the LORD.
16 Wherefore is there a price
in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to
it?
17 A friend loveth at all times, and
a brother is born for adversity.
18 A man void of understanding
striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
19 He loveth transgression that
loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20 He that hath a froward heart
findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21 He that begetteth a fool doeth
it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22 A merry heart doeth good like
a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23 A wicked man taketh a gift
out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
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 a grief
to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
26 Also to punish the just is
not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
27 He that hath knowledge spareth
his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his
peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is
esteemed a man of understanding.
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