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Proverbs 17:1-8

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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.
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Proverbs 17:1-8 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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Footnotes 4

  • [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
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