Proverbs 17

1. (Prov 17:1) Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
2. (Prov 17:2) A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3. (Prov 17:3) The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4. (Prov 17:4) A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5. (Prov 17:5) Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
6. (Prov 17:6) Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
7. (Prov 17:7) Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
8. (Prov 17:8) A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9. (Prov 17:9) He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
10. (Prov 17:10) A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11. (Prov 17:11) An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12. (Prov 17:12) Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13. (Prov 17:13) Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14. (Prov 17:14) The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15. (Prov 17:15) He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
16. (Prov 17:16) Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
17. (Prov 17:17) A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18. (Prov 17:18) A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
19. (Prov 17:19) He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20. (Prov 17:20) He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21. (Prov 17:21) He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22. (Prov 17:22) A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23. (Prov 17:23) A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24. (Prov 17:24) Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25. (Prov 17:25) A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
26. (Prov 17:26) Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
27. (Prov 17:27) He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28. (Prov 17:28) Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.