Proverbs Chapter 17

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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