1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. AKJV — Proverbs 17:1
2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causes shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brothers. AKJV — Proverbs 17:2
3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD tries the hearts. AKJV — Proverbs 17:3
4 A wicked doer gives heed to false lips; and a liar gives ear to a naughty tongue. AKJV — Proverbs 17:4
5 Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. AKJV — Proverbs 17:5
6 Children’ children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. AKJV — Proverbs 17:6
7 Excellent speech becomes not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. AKJV — Proverbs 17:7
8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that has it: wherever it turns, it prospers. AKJV — Proverbs 17:8
9 He that covers a transgression seeks love; but he that repeats a matter separates very friends. AKJV — Proverbs 17:9
10 A reproof enters more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. AKJV — Proverbs 17:10
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. AKJV — Proverbs 17:11
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. AKJV — Proverbs 17:12
13 Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. AKJV — Proverbs 17:13
14 The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. AKJV — Proverbs 17:14
15 He that justifies the wicked, and he that comdemns the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. AKJV — Proverbs 17:15
16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no heart to it? AKJV — Proverbs 17:16
17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. AKJV — Proverbs 17:17
18 A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes surety in the presence of his friend. AKJV — Proverbs 17:18
19 He loves transgression that loves strife: and he that exalts his gate seeks destruction. AKJV — Proverbs 17:19
20 He that has a fraudulent heart finds no good: and he that has a perverse tongue falls into mischief. AKJV — Proverbs 17:20
21 He that begets a fool does it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool has no joy. AKJV — Proverbs 17:21
22 A merry heart does good like a medicine: but a broken spirit dries the bones. AKJV — Proverbs 17:22
23 A wicked man takes a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. AKJV — Proverbs 17:23
24 Wisdom is before him that has understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. AKJV — Proverbs 17:24
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him. AKJV — Proverbs 17:25
26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity. AKJV — Proverbs 17:26
27 He that has knowledge spares his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. AKJV — Proverbs 17:27
28 Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise: and he that shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. AKJV — Proverbs 17:28