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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 and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.(a)
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Proverbs 17:2
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A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
Proverbs 17:3
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The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,(b) but the Lord tests the heart.(c)
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Proverbs 17:4
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A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
Proverbs 17:5
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Whoever mocks the poor(d) shows contempt for their Maker;(e) whoever gloats over disaster(f) will not go unpunished.(g)
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Proverbs 17:6
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Children's children(h) are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
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Proverbs 17:7
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Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!(i)
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Proverbs 17:8
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A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.(j)
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Proverbs 17:9
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Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,(k) but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.(l)
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Proverbs 17:10
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A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.
Proverbs 17:11
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Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them.
Proverbs 17:12
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Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.(m)
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Proverbs 17:13
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Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil(n) for good.(o)
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Proverbs 17:14
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Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.(p)
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Proverbs 17:15
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Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent(q)— the Lord detests them both.(r)
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Proverbs 17:16
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Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?(s)
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Proverbs 17:17
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A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.(t)
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Proverbs 17:18
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One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor.(u)
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Proverbs 17:19
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Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
Proverbs 17:20
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One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
Proverbs 17:21
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To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.(v)
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Proverbs 17:22
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A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed(w) spirit dries up the bones.(x)
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Proverbs 17:23
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The wicked accept bribes(y) in secret to pervert the course of justice.(z)
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Proverbs 17:24
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A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes(aa) wander to the ends of the earth.
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Proverbs 17:25
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A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(ab)
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Proverbs 17:26
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If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,(ac) surely to flog honest officials is not right.
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Proverbs 17:27
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The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,(ad) and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.(ae)
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Proverbs 17:28
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Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.(af)
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