Parallel Bible results for "Proverbs 17:1-8"

Proverbs 17:1-8

1 A meal of bread and water in contented peace is better than a banquet spiced with quarrels.

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

2 A wise servant takes charge of an unruly child and is honored as one of the family.

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

3 As silver in a crucible and gold in a pan, so our lives are assayed by God.

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

4 Evil people relish malicious conversation; the ears of liars itch for dirty gossip.

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

5 Whoever mocks poor people, insults their Creator; gloating over misfortune is a punishable crime.

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

6 Old people are distinguished by grandchildren; children take pride in their parents.

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

7 We don't expect eloquence from fools, nor do we expect lies from our leaders.

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

8 Receiving a gift is like getting a rare gemstone; any way you look at it, you see beauty refracted.

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