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Proverbs 17

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1 Better a dry morsel and quiet with it than a house filled [with] feasts of strife.

2 A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully, and in the midst of brothers he will share his inheritance.

3 A crucible [is] for the silver, and a furnace [is] for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts.

4 He who does evil listens to lips of wickedness, [and] the liar gives heed to the tongue of mischief.

5 He who mocks the poor insults him who made him; he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

6 The crown of the elderly [are] {grandchildren}, and the glory of children [is] their fathers.

7 {Fine speech} [is] not becoming a fool, {still less} [is] {false speech} for a ruler.

8 The bribe [is] a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner; {everywhere} he will turn, he will prosper.

9 He who forgives an affront fosters love, but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.

10 A rebuke strikes him who understands deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.

11 An evil person will seek only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

12 [May] a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring and not a fool in his folly.

13 [For] he who returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.

14 [Like] the release of water [is] the beginning of strife; before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.

15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, the two of them [are] both abominations of Yahweh.

16 Why [is] this? A price in the hand of a fool, [in order] to buy wisdom where there is no {sense}.

17 The friend loves at all times, but a brother is born for adversity.

18 A person who lacks {sense} {pledges}; he becomes security before his neighbor.

19 He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his high thresholds seeks destruction.

20 He who is crooked of heart will not find goodness, and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.

21 He who begets a fool, [there is] trouble for him; the father of a fool will not rejoice.

22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a downcast spirit will dry out bones.

23 The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap, [in order] to pervert the ways of justice.

24 He who understands sets [his] face [toward] wisdom, but the eyes of a fool, to the end of the earth.

25 A grief to his father [is] the child of a fool, and bitterness to her who bore him.

26 Also, imposing a fine on the righteous is not good, [nor] to flog nobles for uprightness.

27 He who spares his sayings knows knowledge, and a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

28 Even a fool who keeps silent {shall be considered wise}; he who closes his lips [is] intelligent.

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1 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.

2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.

3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.

4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

5 Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.

6 Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.

7 Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!

8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.

9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.

11 Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them.

12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.

13 Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good.

14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— the LORD detests them both.

16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?

17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.

18 One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor.

19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

21 To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

23 The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice.

24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good, surely to flog honest officials is not right.

27 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.

28 Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.