Proverbs 17:17-27

17 Friends love all the time, and kinsfolk are born for times of trouble.

18 One with no sense shakes hands on a deal, securing a loan for a friend.

19 Those who love an offense love a quarrel; those who build a high doorway invite a collapse.

20 Those with crooked hearts won't prosper, and those with twisted tongues will fall into trouble.

21 Having a fool for a son brings grief; there's no joy for a scoundrel's father.

22 A joyful heart helps healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

23 The wicked take secret bribes to twist the way of justice.

24 Wisdom is right in front of those with understanding, but the eyes of fools are off to the edges of the earth.

25 A foolish son is irritating to his father and bitter to her who gave birth to him.

26 It isn't good to punish the righteous, to strike the honorable for their integrity.

27 Wise are those who restrain their talking; people with understanding are coolheaded.

Proverbs 17:17-27 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.