Proverbs 17- 1
- Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, [1] with strife.
- 2
- A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
- 3
- The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
- 4
- A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar pays attention to a malicious tongue.
- 5
- He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
- 6
- Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
- 7
- Arrogant [2] lips are unsuited to a fool-- how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
- 8
- A bribe is a charm to the one who gives it; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
- 9
- He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
- 10
- A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool.
- 11
- An evil man is bent only on rebellion; a merciless official will be sent against him.
- 12
- Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
- 13
- If a man pays back evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
- 14
- Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
- 15
- Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent-- the LORD detests them both.
- 16
- Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom?
- 17
- A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
- 18
- A man lacking in judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
- 19
- He who loves a quarrel loves sin; he who builds a high gate invites destruction.
- 20
- A man of perverse heart does not prosper; he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
- 21
- To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father of a fool.
- 22
- A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
- 23
- A wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the course of justice.
- 24
- A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
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- A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.
- 26
- It is not good to punish an innocent man, or to flog officials for their integrity.
- 27
- A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.
- 28
- Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.
- [1] Hebrew sacrifices
- [7] Or Eloquent