Proverbs 17 — ASVBT

17Verse 1Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith,
Than a house full of feasting with strife.
^{Verse 2}A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame,
And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
^{Verse 3}The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;
But Jehovah trieth the hearts.
^{Verse 4}An evildoer giveth heed to wicked lips;
And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
^{Verse 5}Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker;
And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
^{Verse 6}Children’s children are the crown of old men;
And the glory of children are their fathers.
^{Verse 7}Excellent speech becometh not a fool;
Much less do lying lips a prince.
^{Verse 8}A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it;
Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
^{Verse 9}He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
^{Verse 10}A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding
Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
^{Verse 11}An evil man seeketh only rebellion;
Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
^{Verse 12}Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man,
Rather than a fool in his folly.
^{Verse 13}Whoso rewardeth evil for good,
Evil shall not depart from his house.
^{Verse 14}The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water:
Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarreling.
^{Verse 15}He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
^{Verse 16}Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
Seeing he hath no understanding?
^{Verse 17}A friend loveth at all times;
And a brother is born for adversity.
^{Verse 18}A man void of understanding striketh hands,
And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.
^{Verse 19}He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
^{Verse 20}He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good;
And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
^{Verse 21}He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow;
And the father of a fool hath no joy.
^{Verse 22}A cheerful heart is a good medicine;
But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
^{Verse 23}A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom,
To pervert the ways of justice.
^{Verse 24}Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding;
But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
^{Verse 25}A foolish son is a grief to his father,
And bitterness to her that bare him.
^{Verse 26}Also to punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.
^{Verse 27}He that spareth his words hath knowledge;
And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
^{Verse 28}Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise;
When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.