Chapter 17
1 Better |is| a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices |with| strife.
2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3 The fining pot |is| for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; |and| a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: |and| he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
6 Children’s children |are| the crown of old men; and the glory of children |are| their fathers.
7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
8 A gift |is as| a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth |very| friends.
10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11 An evil |man| seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife |is as| when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both |are| abomination to the LORD.
16 Wherefore |is there| a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing |he hath| no heart |to it|?
17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, |and| becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: |and| he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21 He that begetteth a fool |doeth it| to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22 A merry heart doeth good |like| a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23 A wicked |man| taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24 Wisdom |is| before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool |are| in the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son |is| a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
26 Also to punish the just |is| not good, |nor| to strike princes for equity.
27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: |and| a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: |and| he that shutteth his lips |is esteemed| a man of understanding.
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