Proverbs - Chapter 17 | English Standard Version

  • 1. Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
  • 2. A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
  • 3. The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tests hearts.
  • 4. An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
  • 5. Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
  • 6. Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
  • 7. Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
  • 8. A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
  • 9. Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
  • 10. A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
  • 11. An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
  • 12. Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly.
  • 13. If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
  • 14. The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
  • 15. He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
  • 16. Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?
  • 17. A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
  • 18. One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
  • 19. Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
  • 20. A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
  • 21. He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
  • 22. A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
  • 23. The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.
  • 24. The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
  • 25. A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
  • 26. To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
  • 27. Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
  • 28. Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
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