17Proverbs 17

1Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting with strife.Select Proverbs 17:1

2A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that dealeth shamefully, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.Select Proverbs 17:2

3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts.Select Proverbs 17:3

4A evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.Select Proverbs 17:4

5Whoso mocketh the poor blasphemeth his Maker; and he that is glad at calamity 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

7Overbearing speech becometh not a churl; much less do lying lips a prince.Select Proverbs 17:7

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

9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that harpeth on a matter estrangeth a familiar friend.Select Proverbs 17:9

10A rebuke entereth deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.Select Proverbs 17:10

11A rebellious man seeketh only evil; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.Select Proverbs 17:11

12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.Select Proverbs 17:12

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

14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water; therefore leave off contention, before the quarrel break out.Select Proverbs 17:14

15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, even they both are an abomination to the LORD.Select Proverbs 17:15

16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?Select Proverbs 17:16

17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.Select Proverbs 17:17

18A man void of understanding is he that striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour.Select Proverbs 17:18

19He loveth transgression that loveth strife; 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 perverse tongue falleth into evil.Select Proverbs 17:20

21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; and the father of a churl hath no joy.Select Proverbs 17:21

22A merry heart is a good medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones.Select Proverbs 17:22

23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.Select Proverbs 17:23

24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.Select Proverbs 17:24

25A foolish son is vexation to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.Select Proverbs 17:25

26To punish also the righteous is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.Select Proverbs 17:26

27He that spareth his words hath knowledge; and he that husbandeth his spirit is a man of discernment.Select Proverbs 17:27

28Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed as a man of understanding.Select Proverbs 17:28