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Proverbs 17
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The Lord Tests Hearts

17Better is a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting with strife.H2896H2720H6595H7962H1004H4392H2077H7379 2A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, And will share an inheritance among the brothers.H7919H5650H4910H1121H954H2505H5159H8432H251 3The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the LORD tests the hearts.H4715H3701H3564H2091H3068H974H3826 4An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.H7489H7181H205H8193H8267H238H1942H3956 5He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.H3932H7326H2778H6213H8056H343H5352 6Children's children are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their father.H1121H1121H5850H2205H8597H1121H1 7Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince.H3499H8193H5000H5036H8267H8193H5081 8A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor; Wherever he turns, he prospers.H7810H2580H68H5869H1167H6437H7919 9He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends.H3680H6588H1245H160H8138H1697H6504H441 10Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool.H1606H5181H995H3967H5221H3684 11An evil man seeks only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.H7451H1245H4805H394H4397H7971 12Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.H1677H7909H6298H376H408H3684H200 13Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.H7725H7451H2896H7451H4185H4185H1004 14The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.H7225H4066H6362H4325H5203H7379H6440H1566 15He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.H6663H7563H7561H6662H8147H8441H3068 16Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom, Since he has no heart for it?H4242H3027H3684H7069H2451H3820 17A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.H7453H157H6256H251H3205H6869 18A man devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge, And becomes surety for his friend.H120H2638H3820H8628H3709H6148H6161H6440H7453 19He who loves transgression loves strife, And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.H157H6588H157H4683H1361H6607H1245H7667 20He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.H6141H3820H4672H2896H2015H3956H5307H7451 21He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.H3205H3684H8424H1H5036H8055 22A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.H8056H3820H3190H1456H5218H7307H3001H1634 23A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back To pervert the ways of justice.H7563H3947H7810H2436H5186H734H4941 24Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.H2451H6440H995H5869H3684H7097H776 25A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.H3684H1121H3708H1H4470H3205 26Also, to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.H6064H6662H2896H5221H5081H3476 27He who has knowledge spares his words, And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.H3045H1847H2820H561H376H8394H3368H7119H7307 28Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.H191H2790H2803H2450H331H8193H995


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