17BETTER IS a dry morsel with quietness than a house full of feasting [on offered sacrifices] with strife.H2896H2720H6595H7962H1004H4392H2077H73792A wise servant shall have rule over a son who causes shame, and shall share in the inheritance among the brothers.H7919H5650H4910H1121H954H2505H5159H8432H2513The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tries the hearts.H4715H3701H3564H2091H3068H974H38264An evildoer gives heed to wicked lips; and a liar listens to a mischievous tongue.H7489H7181H205H8193H8267H238H1942H39565Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, and he who is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent {or} go unpunished.H3932H7326H2778H6213H8056H343H53526Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.H1121H1121H5850H2205H8597H1121H17Fine {or} arrogant speech does not befit [an empty-headed] fool--much less do lying lips befit a prince.H3499H8193H5000H5036H8267H8193H50818A bribe is like a bright, precious stone that dazzles the eyes {and} affects the mind of him who gives it; [as if by magic] he prospers, whichever way he turns.H7810H2580H68H5869H1167H6437H79199He who covers {and} forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats {or} harps on a matter separates even close friends.H3680H6588H1245H160H8138H1697H6504H44110A reproof enters deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred lashes into a [self-confident] fool.H1606H5181H995H3967H5221H368411An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a stern {and} pitiless messenger shall be sent against him.H7451H1245H4805H394H4397H797112Let [the brute ferocity of] a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a [self-confident] fool in his folly [when he is in a rage].H1677H7909H6298H376H408H3684H20013Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.H7725H7451H2896H7451H4185H4185H100414The beginning of strife is as when water first trickles [from a crack in a dam]; therefore stop contention before it becomes worse {and} quarreling breaks out.H7225H4066H6362H4325H5203H7379H6440H156615He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both an abomination [exceedingly disgusting and hateful] to the Lord.H6663H7563H7561H6662H8147H8441H306816Of what use is money in the hand of a [self-confident] fool to buy skillful {and} godly Wisdom--when he has no understanding {or} heart for it?H4242H3027H3684H7069H2451H382017A friend loves at all times, and is born, as is a brother, for adversity.H7453H157H6256H251H3205H686918A man void of good sense gives a pledge and becomes security for another in the presence of his neighbor.H120H2638H3820H8628H3709H6148H6161H6440H745319He who loves strife {and} is quarrelsome loves transgression {and} involves himself in guilt; he who raises high his gateway {and} is boastful {and} arrogant invites destruction.H157H6588H157H4683H1361H6607H1245H766720He who has a wayward {and} crooked mind finds no good, and he who has a willful {and} contrary tongue will fall into calamity.H6141H3820H4672H2896H2015H3956H5307H745121He who becomes the parent of a [self-confident] fool does it to his sorrow, and the father of [an empty-headed] fool has no joy [in him].H3205H3684H8424H1H5036H805522A happy heart is good medicine {and} a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.H8056H3820H3190H1456H5218H7307H3001H163423A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom (pocket) to pervert the ways of justice.H7563H3947H7810H2436H5186H734H494124A man of understanding sets skillful {and} godly Wisdom before his face, but the eyes of a [self-confident] fool are on the ends of the earth.H2451H6440H995H5869H3684H7097H77625A self-confident {and} foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.H3684H1121H3708H1H4470H320526Also, to punish {or} fine the righteous is not good, nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.H6064H6662H2896H5221H5081H347627He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding has a cool spirit.H3045H1847H2820H561H376H8394H3368H7119H730728Even a fool when he holds his peace is considered wise; when he closes his lips he is esteemed a man of understanding.H191H2790H2803H2450H331H8193H995
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