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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 17
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27 verses • Page 1 of 2
Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it Than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:1
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully, And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the LORD tests hearts.
Proverbs 17:3
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.
An evildoer listens to wicked lips; A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
Proverbs 17:4
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
One who mocks the poor taunts his Maker; One who rejoices at disaster will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 17:5
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Grandchildren are the crown of the old, And the glory of sons is their fathers.
Proverbs 17:6
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince.
Proverbs 17:7
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
Proverbs 17:8
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
One who conceals an offense seeks love, But one who repeats a matter separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
A rebellious person seeks only evil, So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:11
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Let a person meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his foolishness.
Proverbs 17:12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
One who returns evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.
Proverbs 17:13
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water, So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
Proverbs 17:14
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
One who justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 17:15
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord .
Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense?
Proverbs 17:16
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
A person lacking in sense shakes hands And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.
Proverbs 17:18
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
One who loves wrongdoing loves strife; One who makes his doorway high seeks destruction.
Proverbs 17:19
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
One who has a crooked mind finds nothing good, And one who is corrupted in his language falls into evil.
Proverbs 17:20
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
He who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:21
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
A wicked person accepts a bribe from an inside pocket To pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Wisdom is in the presence of one who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:24
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.
Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
It is also not good to fine the righteous, Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
Proverbs 17:26
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
One who withholds his words has knowledge, And one who has a cool spirit is a person of understanding.
Proverbs 17:27
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.
Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
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