Proverbs 17:1-8

1 Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith than a house full of feasting with strife.

2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

3 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD trieth the hearts.

4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips, and a liar giveth ear to a wicked tongue.

5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker, and he that is glad at calamities shall not go unpunished.

6 Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children are their fathers.

7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool, much less do lying lips a prince.

8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Proverbs 17:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 7

This chapter gives an account of some buildings of Solomon for himself, 1Ki 7:1-12; and of other things for the use of the temple; of two pillars of brass, 1Ki 7:13-22; of the molten sea, 1Ki 7:23-26; and of ten bases, and ten layers on them, 1Ki 7:27-39; with other utensils and ornaments, 1Ki 7:40-51.