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Proverbs 17
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1
Better
is a
dry
morsel
and
quietness
with it
Than
a
house
full
of
feasting
with
strife
.
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2
A
servant
who
acts
wisely
will
rule
over a
son
who
acts
shamefully
, And will
share
in the
inheritance
among
brothers
.
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3
The
refining
pot
is for
silver
and the
furnace
for
gold
, But the
LORD
tests
hearts
.
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4
An
evildoer
listens
to
wicked
lips
; A
liar
pays
attention
to a
destructive
tongue
.
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5
He who
mocks
the
poor
taunts
his
Maker
; He who
rejoices
at
calamity
will not
go
unpunished
.
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6
Grandchildren
are the
crown
of
old
men
, And the
glory
of
sons
is their
fathers
.
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7
Excellent
speech
is not
fitting
for a
fool
,
Much
*
less
are
lying
lips
to a
prince
.
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8
A
bribe
is a
charm
*
in the
sight
of its
owner
;
Wherever
*
*
he
turns
, he
prospers
.
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9
He who
conceals
a
transgression
seeks
love
, But he who
repeats
a
matter
separates
intimate
friends
.
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10
A
rebuke
goes
deeper
into one who
has
understanding
Than
a
hundred
blows
into a
fool
.
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11
A
rebellious
man
seeks
only
evil
, So a
cruel
messenger
will be
sent
against him.
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12
Let a
man
meet
a
bear
robbed
of her
cubs
,
Rather
than a
fool
in his
folly
.
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13
He who
returns
evil
for
good
,
Evil
will not
depart
from his
house
.
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14
The
beginning
of
strife
is like
letting
out
water
, So
abandon
the
quarrel
before
it
breaks
out.
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15
He who
justifies
the
wicked
and he who
condemns
the
righteous
,
Both
*
of them
alike
are an
abomination
to the
LORD
.
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16
Why
*
is there a
price
in the
hand
of a
fool
to
buy
wisdom
, When he
has
no
sense
?
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17
A
friend
loves
at
all
times
, And a
brother
is
born
for
adversity
.
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18
A
man
lacking
in
sense
pledges
*
And
becomes
guarantor
in the
presence
of his
neighbor
.
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19
He who
loves
transgression
loves
strife
; He who
raises
his
door
seeks
destruction
.
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20
He
who
has
a
crooked
mind
finds
no
good
, And he who is
perverted
in his
language
falls
into
evil
.
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21
He who
sires
a
fool
does so to his
sorrow
, And the
father
of a
fool
has
no
joy
.
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22
A
joyful
heart
is
good
medicine
, But a
broken
spirit
dries
up the
bones
.
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23
A
wicked
man
receives
a
bribe
from the
bosom
To
pervert
the
ways
of
justice
.
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24
Wisdom
is in the
presence
of the one who
has
understanding
, But the
eyes
of a
fool
are on the
ends
of the
earth
.
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25
A
foolish
son
is a
grief
to his
father
And
bitterness
to her who
bore
him.
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26
It is
also
not
good
to
fine
the
righteous
, Nor to
strike
the
noble
for their
uprightness
.
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27
He who
restrains
his
words
has
knowledge
, And he
who
has a
cool
spirit
is a
man
of
understanding
.
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28
Even
a
fool
, when he
keeps
silent
, is
considered
wise
; When he
closes
his
lips
, he is considered
prudent
.
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