Proverbs 17

² A discreet servant shall have more rule than the sons that have no wisdom, and shall have like heritage with the brethren.

² A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,And will share in the inheritance among brothers.

² A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

² A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful sonand share an inheritance among brothers.

² A prudent servant will rule in place of a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among brothers.

⁴ A wicked body giveth audience to false lips; and a dissembling person giveth ear to a deceitful tongue.

⁴ An ^(D)evildoer listens to wicked lips;A ^(b)liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

⁴ A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

⁴ A wicked person listens to malicious talk;^(a)a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

⁴ Whoever practices evil pays attention to wicked speech, and the liar listens to malicious talk.

⁶ Children's children are a crown of the aged, and the fathers are the honour of the children.

^{6 (G)}Grandchildren are the crown of old men,And the ^(H)glory of sons is their fathers.

⁶ Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

⁶ Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,and the pride of sons is their fathers.

⁶ Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the pride of children is their parents.

⁸ Liberality is a precious stone unto him that hath it; for wheresoever he becometh, he prospereth.

⁸ A ^(K)bribe is a ^(d)charm in the sight of its owner;Wherever he turns, he prospers.

⁸ A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

⁸ A bribe^(F) seems like a magic stone to its owner;wherever he turns, he succeeds.^(G)

⁸ A bribe works wonders in the eyes of its giver; wherever he turns he prospers.

¹⁰ One reproof only doth more good to him that hath understanding, than a hundred stripes unto a fool.

¹⁰ A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understandingThan a hundred blows into a fool.

¹⁰ A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

¹⁰ A rebuke cuts into a perceptive personmore than a hundred lashes into a fool.

¹⁰ A rebuke is more effective with a man of understanding than a hundred lashes to a fool.

¹² It were better to come against a she Bear robbed of her whelps, than against a fool in his foolishness.

¹² Let a ^(N)man meet a ^(O)bear robbed of her cubs,Rather than a fool in his folly.

¹² Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

¹² Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubs^(K)than a fool in his foolishness.

¹² It's better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs than a fool in his stupidity.

¹⁴ He that soweth discord and strife, is like one that diggeth up a water brook; but an open enemy is like the water that breaketh out and runneth abroad.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like letting out water,So ^(R)abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

¹⁴ To start a conflict is to release a flood;stop the dispute before it breaks out.^(N)

¹⁴ Starting a quarrel is like spilling water so drop the dispute before it escalates.

¹⁶ What helpeth it to give a fool money in his hand, whereas he hath no mind to buy wisdom?

¹⁶ Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to ^(T)buy wisdom,When ^(e)he has no sense?

¹⁶ Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

¹⁶ Why does a fool have money in his handwith no intention of buying wisdom?^(P)

¹⁶ What is this? A fool has enough money to buy wisdom, but is senseless?

¹⁸ Whoso promiseth by the hand, and is surety for another; he is a fool.

¹⁸ A man lacking in ^(f)sense ^(g)(V)pledgesAnd becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.

¹⁸ A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

¹⁸ One without sense enters an agreement^(c)and puts up security for his friend.^(R)

¹⁸ A man who lacks sense cosigns a loan, becoming a guarantor for his neighbor.

²⁰ Whoso hath a froward heart, obtaineth no good; and he that hath an overthwart tongue, shall fall into mischief.

²⁰ He who has a crooked ^(h)mind ^(Y)finds no good,And he who is ^(Z)perverted in his language falls into evil.

²⁰ He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

²⁰ One with a twisted mind will not succeed,and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.^(T)

²⁰ The person whose mind is perverse does not find good, and anyone with perverted speech falls into trouble.

²² A merry heart maketh a lusty age; but a sorrowful mind drieth up the bones.

²² A ^(AB)joyful heart ⁽ⁱ⁾is good medicine,But a broken spirit ^(AC)dries up the bones.

²² A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

²² A joyful heart is good medicine,but a broken spirit dries up the bones.^(V)

²² A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit drains one's strength.

²⁴ Wisdom shineth in the face of him that hath understanding; but the eyes of fools wander throughout all lands.

²⁴ Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding,But the ^(AF)eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

²⁴ Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

²⁴ Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,but a fool’s eyes^(Y) roam to the ends of the earth.

²⁴ A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective, but a fool looks only to earthly goals.

²⁶ To punish the innocent, and to smite the princes that give true judgment, are both evil.

²⁶ It is also not good to ^(AI)fine the righteous,Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

²⁶ Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

²⁶ It is certainly not good to fine an innocent personor to beat a noble for his honesty.^(d)(AA)

²⁶ Furthermore, it isn't good to fine the righteous, or to beat an official because of his uprightness.

²⁸ Yea, a very fool, when he holdeth his tongue, is counted wise; and to have understanding, when he shutteth his lips.

²⁸ Even a fool, when he ^(AL)keeps silent, is considered wise;When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.

²⁸ Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

²⁸ Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent,discerning when he seals his lips.^(AC) >

²⁸ Even a fool is thought to be wise when he remains silent; he is thought to be prudent when he keeps his mouth shut.