17Proverbs 17

1Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife.Select Proverbs 17:1

2A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren.Select Proverbs 17:2

3As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts.Select Proverbs 17:3

4The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips.Select Proverbs 17:4

5He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his maker: and he that rejoiceth at another man's ruin, shall not be unpunished.Select Proverbs 17:5

6Children's children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.Select Proverbs 17:6

7Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince.Select Proverbs 17:7

8The expectation of him that expecteth is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely.Select Proverbs 17:8

9He that concealeth a transgression, seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends.Select Proverbs 17:9

10A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.Select Proverbs 17:10

11An evil man always seeketh quarrels: but a cruel angel shall be sent against him.Select Proverbs 17:11

12It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly.Select Proverbs 17:12

13He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.Select Proverbs 17:13

14The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: and before he suffereth reproach, he forsaketh judgment.Select Proverbs 17:14

15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, both are abominable before God.Select Proverbs 17:15

16What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils.Select Proverbs 17:16

17He that is a friend loveth at all times: and a brother is proved in distress.Select Proverbs 17:17

18A foolish man will clap hands, when he is surety for his friend.Select Proverbs 17:18

19He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin.Select Proverbs 17:19

20He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.Select Proverbs 17:20

21A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.Select Proverbs 17:21

22A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones.Select Proverbs 17:22

23The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment.Select Proverbs 17:23

24Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in the ends of the earth.Select Proverbs 17:24

25A foolish son is the anger of the father: and the sorrow of the mother that bore him.Select Proverbs 17:25

26It is no good thing to do hurt to the just: nor to strike the prince, who judgeth right.Select Proverbs 17:26

27He that setteth bounds to his words, is knowing and wise: and the man of understanding is of a precious spirit.Select Proverbs 17:27

28Even a fool, if he will hold his peace, shall be counted wise: and if he close his lips, a man of understanding.Select Proverbs 17:28