Proverbs 17

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1} Better is dry bread in peace than a house full of feasting with discord.

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2} A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame and share the inheritance among the brothers.

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3} The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold but Jehovah proves the heart.

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4} The evildoer pays attention to false lips. A liar listens attentively to a wicked tongue.

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5} When you mock the poor you disgrace your Maker. He who is glad at calamity will be punished.

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6} Grandchildren are the crowns of old men. Fathers take pride in their children.

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7} Excellent speech does not fit a fool; much less do lying lips a prince.

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8} A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes its owner. He prospers in everything he does.

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9} He who covers a transgression seeks love but he who gossips breaks up friendships.

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10} Reproof influences a wise man more than a hundred stripes does to a fool.

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11} An evil man seeks only rebellion. Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

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12} Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs then a fool in his foolishness.

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13} Offer evil for good and evil will not depart from your house.

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14} Starting a quarrel is like releasing water [from a floodgate]. Therefore stop contention before it begins.

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15} Justify the wicked or condemn the just. Both are abomination to Jehovah.

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16} Is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom? He has no sense!

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17} A friend loves at all times. A true brother is born for adversity.

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18} A man without understanding shakes hands and becomes surety for his friend.

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19} He who loves transgression loves discord. He who opens his door seeks destruction.

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20} He who has a deceitful heart finds no good. He who has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.

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21} He who gives birth to a fool does it to his sorrow because the father of a fool has no joy.

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22} A merry heart is good medicine but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

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23} A wicked man takes a bribe to pervert the ways of judgment.

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24} Wisdom is near the one who understands. But the eyes of a fool are far away at the ends of the earth.

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25} A foolish (stupid) son is a grief to his father and bitterness to his mother.

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26} It is not good to punish the righteous. It is not good to strike princes because of their uprightness.

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27} The man with knowledge restrains his words. A man of understanding has a quiet spirit.

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28} Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise! He who shuts his mouth is esteemed a man of understanding.