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    Proverbs 17

    1 Better [is] a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.YLT — Proverbs 17:1

    2 A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance.YLT — Proverbs 17:2

    3 A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts [is] Jehovah.YLT — Proverbs 17:3

    4 An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.YLT — Proverbs 17:4

    5 Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.YLT — Proverbs 17:5

    6 Sons' sons [are] the crown of old men, And the glory of sons [are] their fathers.YLT — Proverbs 17:6

    7 Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.YLT — Proverbs 17:7

    8 A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.YLT — Proverbs 17:8

    9 Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.YLT — Proverbs 17:9

    10 Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.YLT — Proverbs 17:10

    11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.YLT — Proverbs 17:11

    12 The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And — not a fool in his folly.YLT — Proverbs 17:12

    13 Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.YLT — Proverbs 17:13

    14 The beginning of contention [is] a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.YLT — Proverbs 17:14

    15 Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these [are] an abomination to Jehovah.YLT — Proverbs 17:15

    16 Why [is] this — a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?YLT — Proverbs 17:16

    17 At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.YLT — Proverbs 17:17

    18 A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend.YLT — Proverbs 17:18

    19 Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.YLT — Proverbs 17:19

    20 The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.YLT — Proverbs 17:20

    21 Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.YLT — Proverbs 17:21

    22 A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.YLT — Proverbs 17:22

    23 A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.YLT — Proverbs 17:23

    24 The face of the intelligent [is] to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool — at the end of the earth.YLT — Proverbs 17:24

    25 A provocation to his father [is] a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.YLT — Proverbs 17:25

    26 Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness.YLT — Proverbs 17:26

    27 One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper [is] a man of understanding.YLT — Proverbs 17:27

    28 Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!YLT — Proverbs 17:28

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