Pro 17:1 Better is a dry piece of bread, and quietness with it, than a house full of sacrifices with fighting.
\nPro 17:2 A servant who acts prudently shall rule over a son who causes shame, and he shall have part of the inheritance among the brothers.
\nPro 17:3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Jehovah tries the hearts.
\nPro 17:4 An evildoer gives heed to lips of iniquity; a liar listens to a tongue of evil desire.
\nPro 17:5 Whoever scorns the poor reviles his Maker, he who rejoices at calamity shall not be innocent.
\nPro 17:6 Grandsons are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons are their fathers.
\nPro 17:7 An arrogant lip is not fitting for a fool, much less are lying lips for a noble.
\nPro 17:8 A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who possesses it; everywhere he turns, he is prudent.
\nPro 17:9 He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates friends.
\nPro 17:10 A reproof enters more into one discerning than a hundred stripes into a fool.
\nPro 17:11 Rebellion seeks evil, so a cruel messenger is sent against him.
\nPro 17:12 Let a bear bereaved of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his foolishness.
\nPro 17:13 Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
\nPro 17:14 The beginning of strife is like the releasing of water, therefore leave off fighting before it breaks out.
\nPro 17:15 He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, even both of them are disgusting to Jehovah.
\nPro 17:16 Why is there hire in a fool’s hand to get wisdom, and there is no heart for it?
\nPro 17:17 A friend loves at every time, but a brother is born for distress.
\nPro 17:18 A man lacking heart strikes the hand, he pledges in the presence of his friend.
\nPro 17:19 He loving strife loves rebellion, he who exalts his door seeks shattering.
\nPro 17:20 One crooked of heart does not find good, and he who is perverse in his tongue falls into evil.
\nPro 17:21 He who fathers a fool has sorrow for it; yea, the father of a fool has no joy.
\nPro 17:22 A cheerful heart makes good healing, but a stricken spirit dries the bone.
\nPro 17:23 The wicked takes a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the paths of justice.
\nPro 17:24 With the face of the wise is wisdom, but a fool’s eyes are in the ends of the earth.
\nPro 17:25 A foolish son is a vexation to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
\nPro 17:26 And it is not good to punish the just, to strike leaders for uprightness.
\nPro 17:27 He who restrains his words knows knowledge, and one cool of spirit is a man of understanding.
\nPro 17:28 Even a fool who is silent is counted wise, he who shuts his lips is counted as discerning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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