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PRO 17:1
Proverbs 17:1 |
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Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith,
than an house full of sacrifices with strife. |
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PRO 17:2
Proverbs 17:2 |
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A wise servant shall have rule over a son that
causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. |
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PRO 17:3
Proverbs 17:3 |
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The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace
for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. |
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PRO 17:4
Proverbs 17:4 |
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A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and
a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. |
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PRO 17:5
Proverbs 17:5 |
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Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker:
and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. |
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PRO 17:6
Proverbs 17:6 |
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Children's children are the crown of old men;
and the glory of children are their fathers. |
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PRO 17:7
Proverbs 17:7 |
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Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less
do lying lips a prince. |
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PRO 17:8
Proverbs 17:8 |
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A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of
him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. |
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PRO 17:9
Proverbs 17:9 |
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He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. |
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PRO 17:10
Proverbs 17:10 |
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A reproof entereth more into a wise man than
an hundred stripes into a fool. |
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PRO 17:11
Proverbs 17:11 |
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An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore
a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. |
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PRO 17:12
Proverbs 17:12 |
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Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man,
rather than a fool in his folly. |
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PRO 17:13
Proverbs 17:13 |
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Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not
depart from his house. |
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PRO 17:14
Proverbs 17:14 |
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The beginning of strife is as when one letteth
out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. |
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PRO 17:15
Proverbs 17:15 |
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He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth
the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. |
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PRO 17:16
Proverbs 17:16 |
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Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a
fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? |
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PRO 17:17
Proverbs 17:17 |
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A friend loveth at all times, and a brother
is born for adversity. |
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PRO 17:18
Proverbs 17:18 |
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A man void of understanding striketh hands,
and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. |
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PRO 17:19
Proverbs 17:19 |
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He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. |
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PRO 17:20
Proverbs 17:20 |
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He that hath a froward heart findeth no good:
and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. |
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PRO 17:21
Proverbs 17:21 |
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He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow:
and the father of a fool hath no joy. |
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PRO 17:22
Proverbs 17:22 |
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A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but
a broken spirit drieth the bones. |
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PRO 17:23
Proverbs 17:23 |
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A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom
to pervert the ways of judgment. |
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PRO 17:24
Proverbs 17:24 |
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Wisdom is before him that hath understanding;
but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. |
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PRO 17:25
Proverbs 17:25 |
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A foolish son is a grief to his father, and
bitterness to her that bare him. |
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PRO 17:26
Proverbs 17:26 |
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Also to punish the just is not good, nor to
strike princes for equity. |
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PRO 17:27
Proverbs 17:27 |
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He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and
a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. |
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PRO 17:28
Proverbs 17:28 |
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Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted
wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. |
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