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Proverbs 17:1-6

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1 Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.[a]
2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share an inheritance among brothers.
3 A crucible is for silver and a smelter for gold, but the Lord is a tester of hearts.[b]
4 A wicked person listens to malicious talk;[c] a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5 The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker,[d] and one who rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.[e]
6 Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly, and the pride of sons is their fathers.
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Proverbs 17:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 7

This chapter gives an account of some buildings of Solomon for himself, 1Ki 7:1-12; and of other things for the use of the temple; of two pillars of brass, 1Ki 7:13-22; of the molten sea, 1Ki 7:23-26; and of ten bases, and ten layers on them, 1Ki 7:27-39; with other utensils and ornaments, 1Ki 7:40-51.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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