acv - 17

acv@Proverbs:17:1 @ Better is a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than a house full of feasting with strife.

acv@Proverbs:17:2 @ A servant who deals wisely shall have rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brothers.

acv@Proverbs:17:3 @ The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but LORD tries the hearts.

acv@Proverbs:17:4 @ An evil-doer gives heed to wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

acv@Proverbs:17:5 @ He who mocks a poor man reproaches his maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

acv@Proverbs:17:6 @ Son's sons are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons are their fathers.

acv@Proverbs:17:7 @ Excellent speech is not appropriate to a fool, much less lying lips to a prince.

acv@Proverbs:17:8 @ A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.

acv@Proverbs:17:9 @ He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates chief friends.

acv@Proverbs:17:10 @ A rebuke enters deeper into him who has understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.

acv@Proverbs:17:11 @ An evil man seeks only rebellion. Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

acv@Proverbs:17:12 @ Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, rather than a fool in his folly.

acv@Proverbs:17:13 @ He who rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

acv@Proverbs:17:14 @ The beginning of strife is [like] letting out water. Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

acv@Proverbs:17:15 @ He who justifies a wicked man, and he who condemns a righteous man, both of them alike are an abomination to LORD.

acv@Proverbs:17:16 @ Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

acv@Proverbs:17:17 @ A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

acv@Proverbs:17:18 @ A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor.

acv@Proverbs:17:19 @ He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.

acv@Proverbs:17:20 @ He who has a wayward heart finds no good, and he who has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.

acv@Proverbs:17:21 @ He who begets a fool [it is] to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

acv@Proverbs:17:22 @ A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

acv@Proverbs:17:23 @ A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.

acv@Proverbs:17:24 @ Wisdom is before the face of him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

acv@Proverbs:17:25 @ A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

acv@Proverbs:17:26 @ Also to punish a righteous man is not good, [nor] to smite nobles for uprightness.

acv@Proverbs:17:27 @ He who spares his words has knowledge, and he who is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

acv@Proverbs:17:28 @ Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is considered wise. When he shuts his lips, he is prudent.

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