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Proverbs 17

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1 Better a bit of dry bread in peace, than a house full of feasting and violent behaviour.
1 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
2 A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.
2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
3 The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
4 A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.
4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5 Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.
5 Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
6 Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.
6 Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
7 Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.
7 Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
8 An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.
8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.
9 He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.
9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
10 A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.
10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.
11 An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.
11 Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them.
12 It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.
12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.
13 If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.
13 Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good.
14 The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.
14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
15 He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.
15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— the LORD detests them both.
16 How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?
16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?
17 A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.
17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
18 A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.
18 One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor.
19 The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.
19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.
20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
21 He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.
21 To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
22 A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23 A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.
23 The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice.
24 Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.
24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
26 To give punishment to the upright is not good, or to give blows to the noble for their righteousness.
26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good, surely to flog honest officials is not right.
27 He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.
27 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
28 Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.
28 Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.
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