Proverbs - Chapter 17 | New International Version

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