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Proverbs 17
Proverbs 17:1. Better [is] a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.
Proverbs 17:2. A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance.
Proverbs 17:3. A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts [is] Jehovah.
Proverbs 17:4. An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17:5. Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.
Proverbs 17:6. Sons' sons [are] the crown of old men, And the glory of sons [are] their fathers.
Proverbs 17:7. Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.
Proverbs 17:8. A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Proverbs 17:9. Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.
Proverbs 17:10. Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool. Proverbs 17:11. An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him. Proverbs 17:12. The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And--not a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17:13. Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.
Proverbs 17:14. The beginning of contention [is] a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.
Proverbs 17:15. Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these [are] an abomination to Jehovah.
Proverbs 17:16. Why [is] this--a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?
Proverbs 17:17. At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.
Proverbs 17:18. A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend.
Proverbs 17:19. Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.
Proverbs 17:20. The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
Proverbs 17:21. Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.
Proverbs 17:22. A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.
Proverbs 17:23. A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
Proverbs 17:24. The face of the intelligent [is] to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool--at the end of the earth.
Proverbs 17:25. A provocation to his father [is] a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.
Proverbs 17:26. Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness.
Proverbs 17:27. One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper [is] a man of understanding.
Proverbs 17:28 Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!