‏ Proverbs 17

Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked


1 aBetter is a dry morsel and quietness with it
Than a house full of
Lit sacrifices of strife
feasting with strife.

2 A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.

3 The crefining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But dthe Lord tests hearts.

4 An eevildoer listens to wicked lips;
A
Lit falsehood
liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

5 One who mocks the gpoor taunts his Maker;
One who hrejoices at disaster will not go unpunished.

6 iGrandchildren are the crown of the old,
And the jglory of sons is their fathers.

7
Lit A lip of abundance
lExcellent speech is not fitting for a fool,
Much less are mlying lips to a prince.

8 A nbribe is a
Lit stone of favor
charm in the sight of its owner;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.

9 One who pconceals an offense seeks love,
But one who repeats a matter qseparates close friends.

10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.

11 A rebellious person seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

12 Let a rperson meet a sbear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his foolishness.

13 One who treturns evil for good,
uEvil will not depart from his house.

14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
So vabandon the quarrel before it breaks out.

15 One who wjustifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

16 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to xbuy wisdom,
When
Lit there is no heart
he has no sense?

17 A zfriend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

18 A person lacking in
Lit heart
sense abshakes hands
And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.

19 One who acloves wrongdoing loves strife;
One who admakes his doorway high seeks destruction.

20 One who has a crooked
Lit heart
mind affinds nothing good,
And one who is
Lit altered in his tongue
ahcorrupted in his language falls into evil.

21 He who aifathers a fool does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.

22 A ajjoyful heart
Lit causes good healing
is good medicine,
But a broken spirit aldries up the bones.

23 A wicked person accepts a ambribe
Lit a fold in a robe; i.e., secretly
from an inside pocket
To aopervert the ways of justice.

24 Wisdom is in the presence of one who has understanding,
But the apeyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

25 A aqfoolish son is a grief to his father,
And arbitterness to her who gave birth to him.

26 It is also not good to asfine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

27 One who atwithholds his words
Lit knows
has knowledge,
And one who has a avcool spirit is a person of understanding.

28 Even a fool, when he awkeeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.
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