Proverbs 17

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1} Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.

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2} A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

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3} The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tests hearts.

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4} An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

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5} Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

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6} Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.

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7} Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.

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8} A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.

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9} Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

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10} A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.

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11} An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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12} Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly.

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13} If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.

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14} The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

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15} He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.

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16} Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?

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17} A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

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18} One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.

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19} Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.

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20} A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.

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21} He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

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22} A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

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23} The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

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24} The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

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25} A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

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26} To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

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27} Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

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28} Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.