Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 17
17
1Better is a dry piece of bread and rest with it, Than a house filled with slaughters of strife.
2A wise servant rules over a son who causes shame, And shares an inheritance among the brothers.
3A refining pot is for silver and a furnace for gold, But יהוה tries the hearts.
4An evil-doer gives heed to wicked lips; A liar gives ear to a tongue of desire.
5He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who rejoices at calamity does not go unpunished.
6Children’s children are the crown of old men, And the adornment of children is their fathers.
7Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less lying lips for a noble.
8A bribe is a stone of favour in the eyes of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
9He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.
10Reproof enters deeper into a wise man Than a hundred strikes on a fool.
11An evil one seeks only rebellion, So a cruel messenger is sent against him.
12Let a bereaved bear meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
13Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil does not leave his house.
14The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop fighting before it breaks out.
15He who declares the wrong right, And he who condemns the righteous, Both of them are an abomination to יהוה.
16Why is this – a price in the hand Of a fool to buy wisdom, When there is no heart?
17A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
18A man lacking heart shakes hands in a pledge, He becomes a guarantor for his friend.
19He who loves transgression loves strife, He who exalts his door seeks destruction.
20He who has a crooked heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.
21He who brings forth a fool has sorrow for it, And the father of a fool has no joy.
22A rejoicing heart causes good healing, But a stricken spirit dries the bones.
23One who is wrong accepts a bribe behind the back To pervert the paths of right-ruling.
24Wisdom is before the face of the understanding one, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.
26It is also not good to punish the righteous one, To strike noble ones for straightness.
27He who has knowledge spares his words, And a man of understanding is cool of spirit.
28Even a fool keeping silence is regarded as wise, As understanding, when he closes his lips.
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Proverbs 17
17
1Better a dry crust with peace
than a house full of feasting with strife. # Pr 15:17; 21:9,19; 25:24
2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and share an inheritance among brothers.
3A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold, # Pr 27:21
and the Lord is the tester of hearts. # 1Ch 29:17; Ps 26:2; Pr 16:2; 21:2; Is 48:10; Jr 17:10; Mal 3:3
4A wicked person listens to malicious talk; # Lit to lips of iniquity
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker, # Pr 14:31; 21:13
and one who rejoices over calamity
will not go unpunished. # Jb 31:29; Pr 24:17; Lm 1:21-22; Ezk 25:6-7; 35:15; Ob 12
6Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
and the pride of sons is their fathers.
7Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips;
how much worse are lies for a ruler.
8A bribe # Ex 23:8; Is 1:23; Am 5:12 seems like a magic stone to its owner;
wherever he turns, he succeeds. # Pr 18:16; 19:6; 21:14
9Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, # Pr 10:12; Jms 5:20; 1Pt 4:8
but whoever gossips about it separates friends. # Lv 19:16; Pr 11:13; 16:28
10A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
11An evil man seeks only rebellion;
a cruel messenger # Or a merciless angel #Ps 78:49 will be sent against him.
12Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubs # 2Sm 17:8; Hs 13:8
than a fool in his foolishness.
13If anyone returns evil for good, # Ps 35:12; 109:5
evil will never depart from his house. # 2Sm 12:10
14To start a conflict is to release a flood;
stop the dispute before it breaks out. # Pr 20:3; 25:8
15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just # Ex 23:7; Pr 17:26; 18:5; 24:23-24; Is 5:23 —
both are detestable to the Lord.
16Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom? # Pr 4:5,7; 18:15; 23:23
17A friend loves at all times, # Ru 1:16; Pr 18:24; 27:10
and a brother is born for a difficult time.
18One without sense enters an agreement # Lit sense shakes hands
and puts up security for his friend. # Pr 6:1-5; 11:15; 22:26
19One who loves to offend loves strife; # Pr 29:22
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
20One with a twisted mind will not succeed,
and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin. # Jr 23:36
21A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;
the father of a fool has no joy. # Pr 10:1; 17:25; 19:13; 23:24-25
22A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones. # Ps 22:15; Pr 14:30; 15:13; 18:14
23A wicked man secretly takes a bribe # Pr 17:8
to subvert the course of justice. # Dt 16:19; Ps 15:5; Pr 18:5; Mc 3:11; 7:3
24Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
but a fool’s eyes # Ec 2:14 roam to the ends of the earth.
25A foolish son is grief to his father
and bitterness to the one who bore him. # Pr 10:1; 17:21; 19:13
26It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person
or to beat a noble for his honesty. # Or noble unfairly # Pr 17:15; 18:5; 24:23-24
27The intelligent person restrains his words, # Pr 10:19; Jms 1:19; 3:2
and one who keeps a cool head # Lit spirit
is a man of understanding.
28Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent,
discerning when he seals his lips. # Jb 13:5; Pr 10:19
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