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Proverbs 17:2-12

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6 The crown of the elderly [are] {grandchildren}, 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 {Fine speech} [is] not becoming a fool, {still less} [is] {false speech} for a ruler.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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