Proverbs 17 : 1 (NCV)
It is better to eat a dry crust of bread in peace than to have a feast where there is quarreling.
Proverbs 17 : 2 (NCV)
A wise servant will rule over the master's disgraceful child and will even inherit a share of what the master leaves his children.
Proverbs 17 : 3 (NCV)
A hot furnace tests silver and gold, but the Lord tests hearts.
Proverbs 17 : 4 (NCV)
Evil people listen to evil words. Liars pay attention to cruel words.
Proverbs 17 : 5 (NCV)
Whoever mistreats the poor insults their Maker; whoever enjoys someone's trouble will be punished.
Proverbs 17 : 6 (NCV)
Old people are proud of their grandchildren, and children are proud of their parents.
Proverbs 17 : 7 (NCV)
Fools should not be proud, and rulers should not be liars.
Proverbs 17 : 8 (NCV)
Some people think they can pay others to do anything they ask. They think it will work every time.
Proverbs 17 : 9 (NCV)
Whoever forgives someone's sin makes a friend, but gossiping about the sin breaks up friendships.
Proverbs 17 : 10 (NCV)
A wise person will learn more from a warning than a fool will learn from a hundred lashings.
Proverbs 17 : 11 (NCV)
Disobedient people look only for trouble, so a cruel messenger will be sent against them.
Proverbs 17 : 12 (NCV)
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to meet a fool doing foolish things.
Proverbs 17 : 13 (NCV)
Whoever gives evil in return for good will always have trouble at home.
Proverbs 17 : 14 (NCV)
Starting a quarrel is like a leak in a dam, so stop it before a fight breaks out.
Proverbs 17 : 15 (NCV)
The Lord hates both of these things: freeing the guilty and punishing the innocent.
Proverbs 17 : 16 (NCV)
It won't do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom, because he doesn't have the ability to be wise.
Proverbs 17 : 17 (NCV)
A friend loves you all the time, and a brother helps in time of trouble.
Proverbs 17 : 18 (NCV)
It is not wise to promise to pay what your neighbor owes.
Proverbs 17 : 19 (NCV)
Whoever loves to argue loves to sin. Whoever brags a lot is asking for trouble.
Proverbs 17 : 20 (NCV)
A person with an evil heart will find no success, and the person whose words are evil will get into trouble.
Proverbs 17 : 21 (NCV)
It is sad to have a foolish child; there is no joy in being the parent of a fool.
Proverbs 17 : 22 (NCV)
A happy heart is like good medicine, but a broken spirit drains your strength.
Proverbs 17 : 23 (NCV)
When the wicked accept money to do wrong there can be no justice.
Proverbs 17 : 24 (NCV)
The person with understanding is always looking for wisdom, but the mind of a fool wanders everywhere.
Proverbs 17 : 25 (NCV)
A foolish son makes his father sad and causes his mother great sorrow.
Proverbs 17 : 26 (NCV)
It is not good to punish the innocent or to beat leaders for being honest.
Proverbs 17 : 27 (NCV)
The smart person says very little, and one with understanding stays calm.
Proverbs 17 : 28 (NCV)
Even fools seem to be wise if they keep quiet; if they don't speak, they appear to understand.
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