| Prov. 17:1 |
Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it / Than a house full of feasting with strife. |
| Prov. 17:2 |
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, / And will share in the inheritance among brothers. |
| Prov. 17:3 |
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, / But Jehovah tries the hearts. |
| Prov. 17:4 |
An evildoer gives heed to wicked lips, / [And] a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue. |
| Prov. 17:5 |
Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; / He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished. |
| Prov. 17:6 |
Grandchildren are the crown of old men, / And the glory of children is their fathers. |
| Prov. 17:7 |
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool; / Much less are lying lips for a noble man. |
| Prov. 17:8 |
A bribe is [like] a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor: / Wherever he turns, he prospers. |
| Prov. 17:9 |
He who covers a transgression seeks love, / But he who repeats a matter separates close friends. |
| Prov. 17:10 |
A rebuke strikes deeper into him who has understanding / Than a hundred stripes into a fool. |
| Prov. 17:11 |
An evil man seeks only rebellion; / Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him. |
| Prov. 17:12 |
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man / Rather than a fool in his folly. |
| Prov. 17:13 |
Whoever rewards evil for good, / Evil will not depart from his house. |
| Prov. 17:14 |
The beginning of contention is [like] letting out water; / Therefore abandon strife before it breaks out. |
| Prov. 17:15 |
He who justifies the wicked man, and he who condemns the righteous man, / Both of them are an abomination to Jehovah. |
| Prov. 17:16 |
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, / When he has no sense? |
| Prov. 17:17 |
A friend loves at all times, / And a brother is born for adversity. |
| Prov. 17:18 |
A man lacking sense gives his hand as a pledge / And becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor. |
| Prov. 17:19 |
He who loves transgression loves strife; / He who raises high his entrance seeks destruction. |
| Prov. 17:20 |
He who has a crooked heart finds no good, / And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil. |
| Prov. 17:21 |
He who begets a fool [does so] to his sorrow, / And the father of a fool has no joy. |
| Prov. 17:22 |
A joyful heart is good medicine, / But a broken spirit dries up the bones. |
| Prov. 17:23 |
A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom, / To pervert the ways of justice. |
| Prov. 17:24 |
Wisdom is before the face of him who has understanding, / But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. |
| Prov. 17:25 |
A foolish son is a grief to his father, / And bitterness to her who bore him. |
| Prov. 17:26 |
To also punish the righteous man is not good, / [Nor] to strike nobles for [their] uprightness. |
| Prov. 17:27 |
He who restrains his words has knowledge, / And he who is cool in spirit is one who has understanding. |
| Prov. 17:28 |
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise; / When he shuts his lips, he is [counted] prudent. |