Proverbs 17:1-6

1 Better a bite of dry bread [eaten] in peace than a family feast filled with strife.

2 A wise slave will become master over a son who acts shamefully, and he will share the inheritance with the brothers.

3 The crucible is for refining silver and the smelter for gold, but the one who purifies hearts [by fire] is the LORD.

4 An evildoer pays attention to wicked lips. A liar opens his ears to a slanderous tongue.

5 Whoever makes fun of a poor person insults his maker. Whoever is happy [to see someone's] distress will not escape punishment.

6 Grandchildren are the crown of grandparents, and parents are the glory of their children.

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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

Proverbs 17:1-6

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Proverbs 17:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 7