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asv@Proverbs:17:1 @Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.

asv@Proverbs:17:2 @A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

asv@Proverbs:17:3 @The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.

asv@Proverbs:17:4 @An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

asv@Proverbs:17:5 @Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

asv@Proverbs:17:6 @Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

asv@Proverbs:17:7 @Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.

asv@Proverbs:17:8 @A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

asv@Proverbs:17:9 @He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

asv@Proverbs:17:10 @A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

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

asv@Proverbs:17:12 @Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

asv@Proverbs:17:13 @Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

asv@Proverbs:17:14 @The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

asv@Proverbs:17:15 @He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

asv@Proverbs:17:16 @Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?

asv@Proverbs:17:17 @A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

asv@Proverbs:17:18 @A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

asv@Proverbs:17:19 @He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

asv@Proverbs:17:20 @He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

asv@Proverbs:17:21 @He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

asv@Proverbs:17:22 @A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

asv@Proverbs:17:23 @A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

asv@Proverbs:17:24 @Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

asv@Proverbs:17:25 @A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

asv@Proverbs:17:26 @Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

asv@Proverbs:17:27 @He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

asv@Proverbs:17:28 @Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.

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