The Proverbs 17

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1 Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith than an house full of sacrifices with strife ⚑

2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren ⚑

3 The fining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold but the LORD trieth the hearts ⚑

4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue ⚑

5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished ⚑

6 C ldren’s children are the crown of old men and the glory of children are their fathers ⚑

7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool much less do lying lips a prince ⚑

8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it whithersoever it turneth it prospereth ⚑

9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends ⚑

10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool ⚑

11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him ⚑

12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly ⚑

13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good evil shall not depart from his house ⚑

14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water therefore leave off contention before it be meddled with ⚑

15 He that justifieth the wicked and he that condemneth the just even they both are abomination to the LORD ⚑

16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom seeing he hath no heart to it ⚑

17 A friend loveth at all times and a brother is born for adversity ⚑

18 A man void of understanding striketh hands and becometh surety in the presence of his friend ⚑

19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction ⚑

20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief ⚑

21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow and the father of a fool hath no joy ⚑

22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine but a broken spirit drieth the bones ⚑

23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment ⚑

24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth ⚑

25 A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her that bare him ⚑

26 Also to punish the just is not good nor to strike princes for equity ⚑

27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit ⚑

28 Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is counted wise and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding ⚑

King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · public domain