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Proverbs 17:17 (NIV)

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.

Proverbs 17:1 (NIV)

Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.

Proverbs 17:10 (NIV)

A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.

Proverbs 17:11 (NIV)

Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them.

Proverbs 17:12 (NIV)

Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.

Proverbs 17:13 (NIV)

Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good.

Proverbs 17:14 (NIV)

Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

Proverbs 17:15 (NIV)

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— the Lord detests them both.

Proverbs 17:16 (NIV)

Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?

Proverbs 17:18 (NIV)

One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor.

Proverbs 17:19 (NIV)

Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

Proverbs 17:2 (NIV)

A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.

Proverbs 17:3 (NIV)

The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart.

Proverbs 17:4 (NIV)

A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

Proverbs 17:5 (NIV)

Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 17:6 (NIV)

Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.

Proverbs 17:7 (NIV)

Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!

Proverbs 17:8 (NIV)

A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.

Proverbs 17:9 (NIV)

Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

Proverbs 17:20 (NIV)

One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

Proverbs 17:21 (NIV)

To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 17:23 (NIV)

The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice.

Proverbs 17:24 (NIV)

A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

Proverbs 17:25 (NIV)

A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.