Proverbs 17

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