Proverbs 17 : 1 (RV)
Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than an house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17 : 2 (RV)
A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
Proverbs 17 : 3 (RV)
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Proverbs 17 : 4 (RV)
An evil�doer giveth heed to wicked lips; cf15i and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17 : 5 (RV)
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: cf15i and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
Proverbs 17 : 6 (RV)
Children�s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Proverbs 17 : 7 (RV)
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Proverbs 17 : 8 (RV)
A gift is cf15i as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Proverbs 17 : 9 (RV)
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
Proverbs 17 : 10 (RV)
A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Proverbs 17 : 11 (RV)
An evil man seeketh only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Proverbs 17 : 12 (RV)
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17 : 13 (RV)
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Proverbs 17 : 14 (RV)
The beginning of strife is cf15i as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before there be quarrelling.
Proverbs 17 : 15 (RV)
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 17 : 16 (RV)
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?
Proverbs 17 : 17 (RV)
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17 : 18 (RV)
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour.
Proverbs 17 : 19 (RV)
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: he that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
Proverbs 17 : 20 (RV)
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Proverbs 17 : 21 (RV)
He that begetteth a fool cf15i doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Proverbs 17 : 22 (RV)
A merry heart is a good medicine: but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
Proverbs 17 : 23 (RV)
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of judgment.
Proverbs 17 : 24 (RV)
Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding: but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17 : 25 (RV)
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Proverbs 17 : 26 (RV)
Also to punish the righteous is not good, cf15i nor to smite the noble for cf15i their uprightness.
Proverbs 17 : 27 (RV)
He that spareth his words hath knowledge: and he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Proverbs 17 : 28 (RV)
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: when he shutteth his lips, he is cf15i esteemed as prudent.
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