Darby - Proverbs - 17

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

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

17:3  The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts.

17:4  The evil-doer giveth heed to iniquitous lips; the liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

17:5  Whoso mocketh a poor [man] reproacheth his Maker; he that is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent.

17:6  Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

17:7  Excellent speech becometh not a vile [man]; how much less do lying lips a noble!

17:8  A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.

17:9  He that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends.

17:10  A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.

17:11  An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

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

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

17:14  The beginning of contention is [as] when one letteth out water; therefore leave off strife before it become vehement.

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

17:16  To what purpose is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he] hath no sense?

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

17:18  A senseless man striketh hands, becoming surety for his neighbour.

17:19  He loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction.

17:20  He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.

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

17:22  A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

17:23  A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment.

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

17:25  A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.

17:26  To punish a righteous [man] is not good, nor to strike nobles because of [their] uprightness.

17:27  He that hath knowledge spareth his words; and a man of understanding is of a cool spirit.

17:28  Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is reckoned wise, [and] he that shutteth his lips, intelligent.