Thematic Bible
Proverbs 17:1 (show verse)
Better is dry bread in peace than a house full of feasting with discord.
Proverbs 17:2 (show verse)
A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame and share the inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 17:3 (show verse)
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold but Jehovah proves the heart.
Proverbs 17:4 (show verse)
The evildoer pays attention to false lips. A liar listens attentively to a wicked tongue.
Proverbs 17:5 (show verse)
When you mock the poor you disgrace your Maker. He who is glad at calamity will be punished.
Proverbs 17:6 (show verse)
Grandchildren are the crowns of old men. Fathers take pride in their children.
Proverbs 17:7 (show verse)
Excellent speech does not fit a fool; much less do lying lips a prince.
Proverbs 17:8 (show verse)
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes its owner. He prospers in everything he does.
Proverbs 17:9 (show verse)
He who covers a transgression seeks love but he who gossips breaks up friendships.
Proverbs 17:10 (show verse)
Reproof influences a wise man more than a hundred stripes does to a fool.
Proverbs 17:11 (show verse)
An evil man seeks only rebellion. Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:12 (show verse)
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs then a fool in his foolishness.
Proverbs 17:13 (show verse)
Offer evil for good and evil will not depart from your house.
Proverbs 17:14 (show verse)
Starting a quarrel is like releasing water [from a floodgate]. Therefore stop contention before it begins.
Proverbs 17:15 (show verse)
Justify the wicked or condemn the just. Both are abomination to Jehovah.
Proverbs 17:16 (show verse)
Is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom? He has no sense!
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Proverbs 17:17 (show verse)
A friend loves at all times. A true brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:18 (show verse)
A man without understanding shakes hands and becomes surety for his friend.
Proverbs 17:19 (show verse)
He who loves transgression loves discord. He who opens his door seeks destruction.
Proverbs 17:20 (show verse)
He who has a deceitful heart finds no good. He who has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.
Proverbs 17:21 (show verse)
He who gives birth to a fool does it to his sorrow because the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:22 (show verse)
A merry heart is good medicine but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:23 (show verse)
A wicked man takes a bribe to pervert the ways of judgment.
Proverbs 17:24 (show verse)
Wisdom is near the one who understands. But the eyes of a fool are far away at the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:25 (show verse)
A foolish (stupid) son is a grief to his father and bitterness to his mother.
Proverbs 17:26 (show verse)
It is not good to punish the righteous. It is not good to strike princes because of their uprightness.
Proverbs 17:27 (show verse)
The man with knowledge restrains his words. A man of understanding has a quiet spirit.
Proverbs 17:28 (show verse)
Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise! He who shuts his mouth is esteemed a man of understanding.