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Proverbs 17
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17Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.H2896H2720H6595H7962H1004H4392H2077H7379
2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.H7919H5650H4910H1121H954H2505H5159H8432H251
3The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.H4715H3701H3564H2091H3068H974H3826
4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.H7489H7181H205H8193H8267H238H1942H3956
5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.H3932H7326H2778H6213H8056H343H5352
6Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.H1121H1121H5850H2205H8597H1121H1
7Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.H3499H8193H5000H5036H8267H8193H5081
8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.H7810H2580H68H5869H1167H6437H7919
9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.H3680H6588H1245H160H8138H1697H6504H441
10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.H1606H5181H995H3967H5221H3684
11An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.H7451H1245H4805H394H4397H7971
12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.H1677H7909H6298H376H408H3684H200
13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.H7725H7451H2896H7451H4185H4185H1004
14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.H7225H4066H6362H4325H5203H7379H6440H1566
15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.H6663H7563H7561H6662H8147H8441H3068
16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?H4242H3027H3684H7069H2451H3820
17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.H7453H157H6256H251H3205H6869
18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.H120H2638H3820H8628H3709H6148H6161H6440H7453
19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.H157H6588H157H4683H1361H6607H1245H7667
20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.H6141H3820H4672H2896H2015H3956H5307H7451
21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.H3205H3684H8424H1H5036H8055
22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.H8056H3820H3190H1456H5218H7307H3001H1634
23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.H7563H3947H7810H2436H5186H734H4941
24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.H2451H6440H995H5869H3684H7097H776
25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.H3684H1121H3708H1H4470H3205
26Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.H6064H6662H2896H5221H5081H3476
27He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.H3045H1847H2820H561H376H8394H3368H7119H7307
28Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.H191H2790H2803H2450H331H8193H995


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