Proverbs Chapter 17

17 : 1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than a house full of feasting with strife.

17 : 2 A servant who deals wisely shall have rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brothers.

17 : 3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Jehovah tries the hearts.

17 : 4 An evildoer gives heed to wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

17 : 5 He who mocks a poor man reproaches his maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

17 : 6 Son's sons are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons are their fathers.

17 : 7 Excellent speech is not appropriate to a fool, much less lying lips to a prince.

17 : 8 A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.

17 : 9 He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates chief friends.

17 : 10 A rebuke enters deeper into him who has understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.

17 : 11 An evil man seeks only rebellion. Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

17 : 12 Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, rather than a fool in his folly.

17 : 13 He who rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

17 : 14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water. Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

17 : 15 He who justifies a wicked man, and he who condemns a righteous man, both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

17 : 16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

17 : 17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

17 : 18 A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor.

17 : 19 He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.

17 : 20 He who has a wayward heart finds no good, and he who has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.

17 : 21 He who begets a fool it is to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

17 : 22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

17 : 23 A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.

17 : 24 Wisdom is before the face of him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

17 : 25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

17 : 26 Also to punish a righteous man is not good, nor to smite nobles for uprightness.

17 : 27 He who spares his words has knowledge, and he who is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

17 : 28 Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is considered wise. When he shuts his lips, he is prudent.