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Proverbs 17:9-19
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9
Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.
10
A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.
11
Evil people are eager for rebellion, but they will be severely punished.
12
It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.
13
If you repay good with evil, evil will never leave your house.
14
Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so stop before a dispute breaks out.
15
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— both are detestable to the LORD .
16
It is senseless to pay to educate a fool, since he has no heart for learning.
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A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.
18
It’s poor judgment to guarantee another person’s debt or put up security for a friend.
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Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin; anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.
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Proverbs 17:9-19 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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