Proverbs 17 : 1 (LITV)
Better is a dry piece of bread, and quietness with it, than a house full of sacrifices with fighting.
Proverbs 17 : 2 (LITV)
A servant who acts prudently shall rule over a son who causes shame, and he shall have part of the inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 17 : 3 (LITV)
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Jehovah tries the hearts.
Proverbs 17 : 4 (LITV)
An evildoer gives heed to lips of iniquity; a liar listens to a tongue of evil desire.
Proverbs 17 : 5 (LITV)
Whoever scorns the poor reviles his Maker, he who rejoices at calamity shall not be innocent.
Proverbs 17 : 6 (LITV)
Grandsons are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons are their fathers.
Proverbs 17 : 7 (LITV)
An arrogant lip is not fitting for a fool, much less are lying lips for a noble.
Proverbs 17 : 8 (LITV)
A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who possesses it; everywhere he turns, he is prudent.
Proverbs 17 : 9 (LITV)
He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates friends.
Proverbs 17 : 10 (LITV)
A reproof enters more into one discerning than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Proverbs 17 : 11 (LITV)
Rebellion seeks evil, so a cruel messenger is sent against him.
Proverbs 17 : 12 (LITV)
Let a bear bereaved of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his foolishness.
Proverbs 17 : 13 (LITV)
Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Proverbs 17 : 14 (LITV)
The beginning of strife is like the releasing of water, therefore leave off fighting before it breaks out.
Proverbs 17 : 15 (LITV)
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, even both of them are disgusting to Jehovah.
Proverbs 17 : 16 (LITV)
Why is there hire in a fool's hand to get wisdom, and there is no heart for it?
Proverbs 17 : 17 (LITV)
A friend loves at every time, but a brother is born for distress.
Proverbs 17 : 18 (LITV)
A man lacking heart strikes the hand, he pledges in the presence of his friend.
Proverbs 17 : 19 (LITV)
He loving strife loves rebellion, he who exalts his door seeks shattering.
Proverbs 17 : 20 (LITV)
One crooked of heart does not find good, and he who is perverse in his tongue falls into evil.
Proverbs 17 : 21 (LITV)
He who fathers a fool has sorrow for it; yea, the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17 : 22 (LITV)
A cheerful heart makes good healing, but a stricken spirit dries the bone.
Proverbs 17 : 23 (LITV)
The wicked takes a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the paths of justice.
Proverbs 17 : 24 (LITV)
With the face of the wise is wisdom, but a fool's eyes are in the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17 : 25 (LITV)
A foolish son is a vexation to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 17 : 26 (LITV)
And it is not good to punish the just, to strike leaders for uprightness.
Proverbs 17 : 27 (LITV)
He who restrains his words knows knowledge, and one cool of spirit is a man of understanding.
Proverbs 17 : 28 (LITV)
Even a fool who is silent is counted wise, he who shuts his lips is counted as discerning.
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