Proverbs 17 : 1 (LXXEN)
Better is a morsel with pleasure in peace, than a house full of many good things and unjust sacrifices, with strife.
Proverbs 17 : 2 (LXXEN)
A wise servant shall have rule over foolish masters, and shall divide portions among brethren.
Proverbs 17 : 3 (LXXEN)
As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord.
Proverbs 17 : 4 (LXXEN)
A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: but a righteous man attends not to false lips.
Proverbs 17 : 5 (LXXEN)
He that laughs at the poor provokes him that made him; and he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless: but he that has compassion shall find mercy.
Proverbs 17 : 6 (LXXEN)
Children’s children are the crown of old men; and their fathers are the glory of children. (17:6AA) The faithful has the whole world full of wealth; but the faithless not even a farthing.
Proverbs 17 : 7 (LXXEN)
Faithful lips will not suit a fool; nor lying lips a just man.
Proverbs 17 : 8 (LXXEN)
Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward; and whithersoever it may turn, it shall prosper.
Proverbs 17 : 9 (LXXEN)
He that conceals injuries seeks love; but he that hates to hide them separates friends and *Comp. Heb. kindred.
Proverbs 17 : 10 (LXXEN)
A threat breaks down the heart of a wise man; but a fool, though scourged, understands not.
Proverbs 17 : 11 (LXXEN)
Every bad man stirs up strifes: but the Lord will send out against him an unmerciful messenger.
Proverbs 17 : 12 (LXXEN)
Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.
Proverbs 17 : 13 (LXXEN)
Whoso rewards evil for good, evil shall not be removed from his house.
Proverbs 17 : 14 (LXXEN)
Rightful rule gives power to words; but sedition and strife precede poverty.
Proverbs 17 : 15 (LXXEN)
He that pronounces the unjust just, and the just unjust, is unclean and abominable with God.
Proverbs 17 : 16 (LXXEN)
Why has the fool wealth? for a senseless man will not be able to purchase wisdom. (17:16AA) He that exalts his own house seeks ruin; and he that turns aside from instruction shall fall into mischief.
Proverbs 17 : 17 (LXXEN)
Have thou a friend for every time, and let brethren be useful in distress; for on this account are they born.
Proverbs 17 : 18 (LXXEN)
A foolish man applauds and rejoices over himself, as he also that becomes surety would make himself responsible for his own friends.
Proverbs 17 : 19 (LXXEN)
A lover of sin rejoices in strifes;
Proverbs 17 : 20 (LXXEN)
and the hard-hearted man *Or, meets not with good men comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;
Proverbs 17 : 21 (LXXEN)
and the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; but a wise son gladdens his mother.
Proverbs 17 : 22 (LXXEN)
A glad heart promotes health; but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.
Proverbs 17 : 23 (LXXEN)
The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in his bosom do not prosper; and an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness.
Proverbs 17 : 24 (LXXEN)
The countenance of a wise man is sensible; but the eyes of a fool go to the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17 : 25 (LXXEN)
A foolish son is a cause of anger to his father, and grief to her that bore him.
Proverbs 17 : 26 (LXXEN)
It is not right to punish a righteous man, nor is it holy to plot against righteous princes.
Proverbs 17 : 27 (LXXEN)
He that forbears to utter a hard word is discreet, and a patient man is wise.
Proverbs 17 : 28 (LXXEN)
Wisdom shall be imputed to a fool who asks after wisdom: and he who holds his peace shall seem to be sensible.
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