Proverbs 17
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1 # ch. 15:17 Better is a dry morsel with quiet
than a house full of feasting#17:1 Hebrew sacrifices with strife.
2A servant who deals wisely will rule over #ver. 21, 25; ch. 10:5; 19:26 a son who acts shamefully
and #[2 Sam. 16:4]will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
3 # ch. 27:21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
#
1 Chr. 29:17; Ps. 26:2; Jer. 17:10; Mal. 3:3 and the Lord tests hearts.
4An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
5Whoever mocks the poor #ch. 14:31; [Matt. 25:40, 45] insults his Maker;
he who is #Job 31:29; Obad. 12; [ch. 24:17] glad at calamity will not go #ch. 16:5unpunished.
6 #
Ps. 128:6; [Ps. 127:3, 4] Grandchildren are #ch. 16:31the crown of the aged,
and the glory of children is their fathers.
7Fine speech is not #[ch. 19:10; 26:1] becoming to a fool;
still less is #ch. 6:17false speech to a prince.
8 # ver. 23; ch. 18:16; 19:6; 21:14; [Ex. 23:8; Isa. 1:23; Amos 5:12] A bribe is like a magic#17:8 Or precious stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
wherever he turns he prospers.
9Whoever #ch. 10:12 covers an offense seeks love,
but he who repeats a matter #ch. 16:28separates close friends.
10A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
11An evil man seeks only rebellion,
and #[1 Kgs. 2:29]a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12Let a man meet #2 Sam. 17:8; Hos. 13:8 a she-bear robbed of her cubs
# [ch. 27:3] rather than a fool in his folly.
13If anyone #Ps. 35:12; 109:4, 5; [ch. 20:22; Matt. 5:39] returns evil for good,
# [2 Sam. 12:10] evil will not depart from his house.
14The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
so #ch. 20:3; 25:8quit before the quarrel breaks out.
15He who #ch. 24:24; Ex. 23:7; Isa. 5:23 justifies the wicked and he who #Job 34:17; Ps. 94:21; [ver. 26; ch. 18:5]condemns the righteous
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
16Why should a fool have money in his hand #[ch. 23:23]to buy wisdom
when he has no sense?
17 # ch. 18:24; 27:10; [Ruth 1:16; Job 6:14] A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
18One who lacks sense gives a pledge
and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
19Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
he who #[ch. 11:2; 29:23]makes his door high seeks destruction.
20 # [ch. 11:20] A man of crooked heart does not discover good,
and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
21He who #ch. 10:1; 19:13sires a fool gets himself sorrow,
and the father of a fool has no joy.
22 # See ch. 15:13 A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit #Ps. 22:15; [ch. 12:25]dries up the bones.
23The wicked accepts #See ver. 8 a bribe in secret#17:23 Hebrew a bribe from the bosom
to #[Mic. 3:11; 7:3]pervert the ways of justice.
24 # [ch. 14:6; 15:14; Eccles. 2:14]; See Deut. 30:11-14 The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25 # [See ver. 21 above] A foolish son is a grief to his father
# ch. 10:1 and bitterness to #ch. 23:25her who bore him.
26 # [ver. 15] To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
27Whoever #ch. 10:19; [James 1:19]restrains his words has knowledge,
and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28Even a fool #Job 13:5who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
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Proverbs 17
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1Better a dry crust with quiet
than a house full of feasting with quarrels.
2An insightful servant rules over a disgraceful son
and will divide an inheritance
with the brothers.
3A crucible is for silver and a furnace for gold,
but the LORD tests the heart.
4An evildoer pays attention to guilty lips;
a liar listens to a destructive tongue.
5Those who mock the poor insult their maker;
those who rejoice in disaster won’t go unpunished.
6Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
and the glory of children is their parents.
7Too much talking isn’t right for a fool;
even less so false speech for an honorable person.
8A bribe seems magical in the eyes of those who give it,
granting success to all who use it.
9One who seeks love conceals an offense,
but one who repeats it divides friends.
10A rebuke goes deeper to an understanding person
than a hundred lashes to a fool.
11Evil people seek only rebellion;
a cruel messenger will be sent against them.
12Safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than fools in their folly.
13Evil will never depart from the house
of those who return evil for good.
14The start of a quarrel is like letting out water,
so drop the dispute before it breaks out.
15Judging the righteous wicked and the wicked righteous—
the LORD detests both of these.
16Why should a fool have money
to pay for wisdom? He has no mind.
17Friends love all the time,
and kinsfolk are born for times of trouble.
18One with no sense shakes hands on a deal,
securing a loan for a friend.
19Those who love an offense love a quarrel;
those who build a high doorway invite a collapse.
20Those with crooked hearts won’t prosper,
and those with twisted tongues will fall into trouble.
21Having a fool for a son brings grief;
there’s no joy for a scoundrel’s father.
22A joyful heart helps healing,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
23The wicked take secret bribes
to twist the way of justice.
24Wisdom is right in front of those with understanding,
but the eyes of fools are off to the edges of the earth.
25A foolish son is irritating to his father
and bitter to her who gave birth to him.
26It isn’t good to punish the righteous,
to strike the honorable for their integrity.
27Wise are those who restrain their talking;
people with understanding are coolheaded.
28Fools who keep quiet are deemed wise;
those who shut their lips are smart.
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