17Proverbs 17

1Better [is] a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than a house full of sacrifices [with] strife.Select Proverbs 17:1

2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.Select Proverbs 17:2

3The fining-pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.Select Proverbs 17:3

4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips: [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.Select Proverbs 17:4

5He that mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.Select Proverbs 17:5

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

7Excellent speech becometh not a fool: 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 it turneth, it prospereth.Select Proverbs 17:8

9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.Select Proverbs 17:9

10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.Select Proverbs 17:10

11An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion: 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

13Whoever 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 withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.Select Proverbs 17:14

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

16Why [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?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 striketh hands, [and] becometh surety in the presence of his friend.Select Proverbs 17:18

19He loveth transgression that loveth 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 perverse tongue falleth into mischief.Select Proverbs 17:20

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

22A merry heart doeth good [like] a 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 judgment.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] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.Select Proverbs 17:25

26Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes for equity.Select Proverbs 17:26

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

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