Proverbs 17
17
1Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
than a house full of feasting, with strife.
2A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
3The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.
4A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;
whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
6Children’s children are a crown to the aged,
and parents are the pride of their children.
7Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool –
how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
8A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.
9Whoever would foster love covers over an offence,
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
10A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
11Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
the messenger of death will be sent against them.
12Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool bent on folly.
13Evil will never leave the house
of one who pays back evil for good.
14Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent –
the Lord detests them both.
16Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
when they are not able to understand it?
17A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
18One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge
and puts up security for a neighbour.
19Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
20One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
21To have a fool for a child brings grief;
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
22A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23The wicked accept bribes in secret
to pervert the course of justice.
24A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
25A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
26If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,
surely to flog honest officials is not right.
27The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,
and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
28Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,
and discerning if they hold their tongues.
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Proverbs 17
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1 A dry morsel with gladness is better than a house full of sacrifices along with conflict.
2 A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and he will divide the inheritance among brothers.
3 Just as silver is tested by fire, and gold is tested in the furnace, so also does the Lord test hearts.
4 The evil obey an unjust tongue. And the false are submissive to lying lips.
5 Whoever despises the poor rebukes his Maker. And whoever rejoices in the ruin of another will not go unpunished.
6 Sons of sons are the crown of old age. And the glory of sons is their fathers.
7 Well-chosen words are not fitting for the foolish, nor are lying lips fitting for a leader.
8 The expectation of those who stand ready is a most pleasing jewel. Whichever way he turns himself, he understands prudently.
9 Whoever conceals an offense seeks friendships. Whoever repeats the words of another separates allies.
10 A correction benefits more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.
11 The evil one continually seeks conflicts. But a cruel Angel shall be sent against him.
12 It is more expedient to meet a bear robbed of her young, than the foolish trusting in his own folly.
13 Whoever repays evil for good, evil shall not withdraw from his house.
14 Whoever releases the water is the head of the conflict. And just before he suffers contempt, he abandons judgment.
15 Those who justify the impious, and those who condemn the just, both are abominable with God.
16 What does it profit the foolish to have riches, when he is not able to buy wisdom? Whoever makes his house high seeks ruin. And whoever shuns learning shall fall into evils.
17 Whoever is a friend loves at all times. And a brother is proved by distress.
18 A foolish man will clap his hands, when he makes a pledge for his friend.
19 Whoever dwells on discord loves disputes. And whoever exalts his door seeks ruin.
20 Whoever is of a perverse heart shall not find good. And whoever turns his tongue shall fall into evil.
21 A foolish one is born into his own disgrace. But his father will not rejoice in one who is senseless.
22 A joyful soul makes a lifetime flourish. A gloomy spirit dries out the bones.
23 The impious receives gifts from the bosom, so that he may pervert the paths of judgment.
24 Prudence shines from the face of the wise. The eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is the anger of the father and the grief of the mother who conceived him.
26 It is not good to inflict damage on the just, nor to strike the leader who judges uprightly.
27 Whoever moderates his words is learned and prudent. And a man of learning has a precious spirit.
28 If he would remain silent, even the foolish would be considered wise, and if he closes his lips, intelligent.
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