LITV - Proverbs - 17

17:1  Better is a dry piece of bread, and quietness with it, than a house full of sacrifices with fighting.

17:2  A servant who acts prudently shall rule over a son who causes shame, and he shall have part of the inheritance among the brothers.

17:3  The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Jehovah tries the hearts.

17:4  An evildoer gives heed to false lips; a liar listens to a tongue of evil desire.

17:5  Whoever scorns the poor reviles his Maker, he who rejoices at calamity shall not be innocent.

17:6  Grandsons are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons are their fathers.

17:7  An arrogant lip is not fitting for a fool, much less are lying lips for a noble.

17:8  A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who possesses it; everywhere he turns, he is prudent.

17:9  He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates friends.

17:10  A reproof enters more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.

17:11  A rebel seeks evil, so a cruel messenger is sent against him.

17:12  Let a bear bereaved of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his foolishness.

17:13  Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

17:14  The beginning of strife is like the releasing of water, therefore leave off fighting before it breaks out.

17:15  He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, even both of them are disgusting to Jehovah.

17:16  Why is there hire in a fool's hand to get wisdom, and there is no heart for it ?

17:17  A friend loves at every time, but a brother is born for the time of trouble.

17:18  A man lacking heart strikes the palm, he pledges in the presence of his friend.

17:19  He loving strife loves rebellion, he who exalts his door seeks shattering.

17:20  One crooked of heart does not find good, and he who is perverse in his tongue falls into evil.

17:21  He who fathers a fool has sorrow for it; yea, the father of a fool has no joy.

17:22  A cheerful heart makes good healing, but a stricken spirit dries the bone.

17:23  The wicked takes a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the paths of justice.

17:24  With the face of the wise is wisdom, but a fool's eyes are in the ends of the earth.

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

17:26  And it is not good to punish the just, to strike leaders for uprightness.

17:27  He who restrains his words knows knowledge, and one rare of spirit is a man of understanding.

17:28  Even a fool who is silent is counted wise, he who shuts his lips is counted as understanding.