Proverbs 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.
Show verse 10 ToDo itemsHide verse 10 ToDo items10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
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T Allow reproof to enter in.
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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.
Show verse 13 ToDo itemsHide verse 13 ToDo items13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
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W Do not reward evil for good or evil will come upon your own house.
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Show verse 14 ToDo itemsHide verse 14 ToDo items14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
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T Leave off contention.
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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?
Show verse 17 ToDo itemsHide verse 17 ToDo items17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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T Love friends at all times.
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Show verse 18 ToDo itemsHide verse 18 ToDo items18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
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T Don’t become surety for a friend.
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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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