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