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Thursday, October 30th, 2025
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 17
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Proverbs 17:1
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Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.(a)
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Proverbs 17:2
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A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share an inheritance among brothers.
Proverbs 17:3
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A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold,(b) and the Lord is the tester of hearts.(c)
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Proverbs 17:4
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A wicked person listens to malicious talk;[a] a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
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Proverbs 17:5
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The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker,(d) and one who rejoices over calamity will not go unpunished.(e)
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Proverbs 17:6
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Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly, and the pride of sons is their fathers.
Proverbs 17:7
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Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool's lips; how much worse are lies for a ruler.
Proverbs 17:8
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A bribe(f) seems like a magic stone to its owner; wherever he turns, he succeeds.(g)
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Proverbs 17:9
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Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,(h) but whoever gossips about it separates friends.(i)
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Proverbs 17:10
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A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Proverbs 17:11
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An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger[b](j) will be sent against him.
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Proverbs 17:12
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Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubs(k) than a fool in his foolishness.
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Proverbs 17:13
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If anyone returns evil for good,(l) evil will never depart from his house.(m)
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Proverbs 17:14
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To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.(n)
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Proverbs 17:15
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Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just(o)— both are detestable to the Lord .
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Proverbs 17:16
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Why does a fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?(p)
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Proverbs 17:17
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A friend loves at all times,(q) and a brother is born for a difficult time.
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Proverbs 17:18
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One without sense enters an agreement[c] and puts up security for his friend.(r)
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Proverbs 17:19
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One who loves to offend loves strife;(s) one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
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Proverbs 17:20
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One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.(t)
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Proverbs 17:21
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A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.(u)
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Proverbs 17:22
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A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.(v)
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Proverbs 17:23
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A wicked man secretly takes a bribe(w) to subvert the course of justice.(x)
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Proverbs 17:24
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Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool's eyes(y) roam to the ends of the earth.
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Proverbs 17:25
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A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.(z)
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Proverbs 17:26
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It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person or to beat a noble for his honesty.[d](aa)
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Proverbs 17:27
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The intelligent person restrains his words,(ab) and one who keeps a cool head[e] is a man of understanding.
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Proverbs 17:28
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Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent, discerning when he seals his lips.(ac)
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