Proverbs-17

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  • 1 Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
  • 2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
  • 3 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the Lord tests hearts.
  • 4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
  • 5 Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
  • 6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
  • 7 Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
  • 8 A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
  • 9 Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
  • 10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
  • 11 An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
  • 12 Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly.
  • 13 If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
  • 14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
  • 15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
  • 16 Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?
  • 17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
  • 18 One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
  • 19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
  • 20 A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
  • 21 He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
  • 22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
  • 23 The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.
  • 24 The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
  • 25 A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
  • 26 To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
  • 27 Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
  • 28 Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
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