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Proverbs 17:4-14

4 An evil person listens to evil words. A liar pays attention to words that are harmful.

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

5 Anyone who laughs at those who are poor makes fun of their Maker. Anyone who is happy when others suffer will be punished.

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

6 Grandchildren are like a crown to older people. And children are proud of their parents.

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

7 It isn't proper for foolish people to brag. And it certainly isn't proper for rulers to tell lies!

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

8 Money buys favors for those who give it. No matter where they turn, they succeed.

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

9 Those who erase a sin by forgiving it show love. But those who talk about it come between close friends.

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

10 A person who understands what is right learns more from just a warning than a foolish person learns from 100 strokes with a whip.

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

11 An evil person never wants to obey. An official who shows no mercy 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 meet a bear whose cubs have been stolen than to meet a foolish person who is acting foolishly.

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

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

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

14 Starting to argue is like making a crack in a dam. So drop the matter before a fight breaks out.

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