Proverbs17

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