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dby@Proverbs:17:1 @ Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting [with] strife.

dby@Proverbs:17:2 @ A wise servant shall rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

dby@Proverbs:17:3 @ The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts.

dby@Proverbs:17:4 @ The evil-doer giveth heed to iniquitous lips; the liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

dby@Proverbs:17:5 @ Whoso mocketh a poor [man] reproacheth his Maker; he that is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent.

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

dby@Proverbs:17:7 @ Excellent speech becometh not a vile [man]; how much less do lying lips a noble!

dby@Proverbs:17:8 @ A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.

dby@Proverbs:17:9 @ He that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends.

dby@Proverbs:17:10 @ A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.

dby@Proverbs:17:11 @ An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

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

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

dby@Proverbs:17:14 @ The beginning of contention is [as] when one letteth out water; therefore leave off strife before it become vehement.

dby@Proverbs:17:15 @ He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, even they both are abomination to Jehovah.

dby@Proverbs:17:16 @ To what purpose is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he] hath no sense?

dby@Proverbs:17:17 @ The friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

dby@Proverbs:17:18 @ A senseless man striketh hands, becoming surety for his neighbour.

dby@Proverbs:17:19 @ He loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction.

dby@Proverbs:17:20 @ He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.

dby@Proverbs:17:21 @ He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow, and the father of a vile [man] hath no joy.

dby@Proverbs:17:22 @ A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

dby@Proverbs:17:23 @ A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment.

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

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

dby@Proverbs:17:26 @ To punish a righteous [man] is not good, nor to strike nobles because of [their] uprightness.

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

dby@Proverbs:17:28 @ Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is reckoned wise, [and] he that shutteth his lips, intelligent.

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