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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 17
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27 verses • Page 1 of 2
Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
Proverbs 17:1
Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
Proverbs 17:3
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart.
A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar pays attention to a malicious tongue.
Proverbs 17:4
A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 17:5
Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
Proverbs 17:6
Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
Arrogant lips are unsuited to a fool- how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
Proverbs 17:7
Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
A bribe is a charm to the one who gives it; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
Proverbs 17:8
A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.
He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:9
Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.
An evil man is bent only on rebellion; a merciless official will be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:11
Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them.
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17:12
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.
If a man pays back evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
Proverbs 17:13
Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good.
Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
Proverbs 17:14
Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent- the LORD detests them both.
Proverbs 17:15
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— the Lord detests them both.
Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom?
Proverbs 17:16
Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
A man lacking in judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
Proverbs 17:18
One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor.
He who loves a quarrel loves sin; he who builds a high gate invites destruction.
Proverbs 17:19
Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
A man of perverse heart does not prosper; he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
Proverbs 17:20
One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father of a fool.
Proverbs 17:21
To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
A wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the course of justice.
Proverbs 17:23
The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice.
A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:24
A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.
Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
It is not good to punish an innocent man, or to flog officials for their integrity.
Proverbs 17:26
If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good, surely to flog honest officials is not right.
A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.
Proverbs 17:27
The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.
Proverbs 17:28
Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.
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