Proverbs 17:1
Better is a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.
Proverbs 17:2
A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance.
Proverbs 17:3
A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts is Jehovah.
Proverbs 17:4
An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17:5
Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.
Proverbs 17:6
Sons' sons are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons are their fathers.
Proverbs 17:7
Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.
Proverbs 17:8
A stone of grace is the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Proverbs 17:9
Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.
Proverbs 17:10
Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.
Proverbs 17:11
An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.
Proverbs 17:12
The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And--not a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17:13
Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.
Proverbs 17:14
The beginning of contention is a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.
Proverbs 17:15
Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these are an abomination to Jehovah.
Proverbs 17:16
Why is this--a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?
Proverbs 17:17
At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.
Proverbs 17:18
A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend.
Proverbs 17:19
Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.
Proverbs 17:20
The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
Proverbs 17:21
Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.
Proverbs 17:22
A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.
Proverbs 17:23
A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
Proverbs 17:24
The face of the intelligent is to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool--at the end of the earth.
Proverbs 17:25
A provocation to his father is a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.
Proverbs 17:26
Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness.
Proverbs 17:27
One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper is a man of understanding.
Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!