Rotherham - Proverbs - 17

17:1  Better a dry morsel, and peace therewith, than a house full of contentious sacrifices.

17:2  A prudent servant, shall rule over a son who causeth shame, and, in the midst of brothers, shall he share the inheritance.

17:3  Fining-pot for silver, crucible for gold, but, he that trieth hearts, is Yahweh.

17:4  Discord, giveth heed to the aggrieving lip,—Falsehood, giveth ear to the destroying tongue.

17:5  He that mocketh the poor, hath reproached his Maker, He that maketh merry at distress, shall not be held innocent.

17:6  The crown of old men, consists of children’s children, and the adornment of children, is their fathers.

17:7  Unseemly in an unworthy man, is the lip of excellence, much more, in one of noble mind, the lip of falsehood.

17:8  A gift, in the eyes of its owner, is, a stone of beauty, whithersoever it turneth, it bringeth prosperity.

17:9  He that hideth a transgression, seeketh love, but, he that repeateth a matter, separateth intimate friends.

17:10  A reproof sinketh more deeply into an intelligent man than a hundred stripes, into a dullard!

17:11  Nothing less than rebellion, doth a wicked man seek, and, a relentless messenger, shall be sent out against him.

17:12  Let a bereaved bear encounter man, rather than a dullard, with his folly!

17:13  He that returneth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

17:14  A letting forth of water, is the beginning of strife, therefore, before it breaketh out, abandon, contention.

17:15  He that justifieth the lawless, and he that condemneth the righteous, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.

17:16  Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a dullard? that he who is without sense, may acquire wisdom.

17:17  At all times, doth a friend love, and, a brother for distress, must be born.

17:18  A man lacking sense, is one who striketh hands, giving security, before his neighbour.

17:19  A lover of transgression, is one who loveth strife, he that heighteneth his door, seeketh grievous harm.

17:20  The crooked in heart, shall not find good, and, he that is perverse with his tongue, shall fall into wickedness.

17:21  He that begetteth a dullard, it is to his own grief, neither can the father of the base, rejoice.

17:22  A joyful heart, worketh an excellent cure,—but, a stricken spirit, drieth up the bone.

17:23  A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.

17:24  Before the face of the discerning, is wisdom, but, the eyes of a dullard, are in the ends of the earth.

17:25  A vexation to his father, is the son that is a dullard, and a bitterness, to her that bare him.

17:26  Surely, to chastise the righteous, is not good, to smite the noble-minded for equity.

17:27  Sparing of his words, is one who valueth knowledge, and, of a thoughtful spirit, is a man of intelligence.

17:28  Even a fool, holding his peace, is accounted, wise,—He that closeth his lips, [is thought] to have understanding.