17Proverbs 17

CHAP. XVII.

1Better is a drie morsell, and quietnesse therewith; then an house full of sacrifices with strife.Select Proverbs 17:1

2A wise seruant shall haue rule ouer a son that causeth shame: and shall haue part of the inheritance among the brethren.Select Proverbs 17:2

3The fining pot is for siluer, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.Select Proverbs 17:3

4A wicked doer giueth heed to false lips: and a liar giueth eare to a naughtie tongue.Select Proverbs 17:4

5Whoso mocketh the poore, reproacheth his maker: and he that is glad at calamities, shall not be vnpunished.Select Proverbs 17:5

6Childrens children are the crowne of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.Select Proverbs 17:6

7Excellent speech becommeth not a foole: much lesse doe lying lippes a prince.Select Proverbs 17:7

8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoeuer it turneth, it prospereth.Select Proverbs 17:8

9He that couereth a transgression, seeketh loue; but he that repeateth a matter, separateth very friends.Select Proverbs 17:9

10A reproofe entreth more into a wise man, then an hundred stripes into a foole.Select Proverbs 17:10

11An euill man seeketh onely rebellion; therefore a cruell messenger shall be sent against him.Select Proverbs 17:11

12Let a beare robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather then a foole in his folly.Select Proverbs 17:12

13Whoso rewardeth euill for good, euill shall not depart from his house.Select Proverbs 17:13

14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therfore leaue off contention, before it be medled with.Select Proverbs 17:14

15He that iustifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the iust: euen they both are abomination to the Lord.Select Proverbs 17:15

16Wherfore is there a price in the hand of a foole to get wisedome, seeing he hath no heart to it?Select Proverbs 17:16

17A friend loueth at all times, and a brother is borne for aduersitie.Select Proverbs 17:17

18A man void of vnderstanding striketh hands, and becommeth suretie in the presence of his friend.Select Proverbs 17:18

19He loueth transgression, that loueth strife: and he that exalteth his gate, seeketh destruction.Select Proverbs 17:19

20He that hath a froward heart, findeth no good, and he that hath a peruerse tongue, falleth into mischiefe.Select Proverbs 17:20

21He that begetteth a foole, doth it to his sorrow: and the father of a foole hath no ioy.Select Proverbs 17:21

22A merrie heart doth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.Select Proverbs 17:22

23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome, to peruert the wayes of iudgement.Select Proverbs 17:23

24Wisedome is before him that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of a foole are in the ends of the earth.Select Proverbs 17:24

25A foolish sonne is a griefe to his father, & bitternes to her that bare him.Select Proverbs 17:25

26Also to punish the iust is not good, nor to strike princes for equitie.Select Proverbs 17:26

27He that hath knowledge, spareth his words: and a man of vnderstanding is of an excellent spirit.Select Proverbs 17:27

28Euen a foole, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips, is esteemed a man of vnderstanding.Select Proverbs 17:28