Proverbs 17 : 1 (ESV)
Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17 : 2 (ESV)
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
Proverbs 17 : 3 (ESV)
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tests hearts.
Proverbs 17 : 4 (ESV)
An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17 : 5 (ESV)
Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 17 : 6 (ESV)
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
Proverbs 17 : 7 (ESV)
Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
Proverbs 17 : 8 (ESV)
A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
Proverbs 17 : 9 (ESV)
Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
Proverbs 17 : 10 (ESV)
A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17 : 11 (ESV)
An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 17 : 12 (ESV)
Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17 : 13 (ESV)
If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
Proverbs 17 : 14 (ESV)
The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
Proverbs 17 : 15 (ESV)
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 17 : 16 (ESV)
Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?
Proverbs 17 : 17 (ESV)
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17 : 18 (ESV)
One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
Proverbs 17 : 19 (ESV)
Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
Proverbs 17 : 20 (ESV)
A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
Proverbs 17 : 21 (ESV)
He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17 : 22 (ESV)
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17 : 23 (ESV)
The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 17 : 24 (ESV)
The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17 : 25 (ESV)
A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 17 : 26 (ESV)
To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
Proverbs 17 : 27 (ESV)
Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Proverbs 17 : 28 (ESV)
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
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