nkjv - 17

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

nkjv@Proverbs:17:2 @ A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, And will share an inheritance among the brothers.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:3 @ The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the LORD tests the hearts.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:4 @ An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:5 @ He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:6 @ Children's children are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their father.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:7 @ Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:8 @ A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor; Wherever he turns, he prospers.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:9 @ He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:10 @ Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool.

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

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

nkjv@Proverbs:17:13 @ Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:14 @ The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:15 @ He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:16 @ Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom, Since he has no heart for it?

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

nkjv@Proverbs:17:18 @ A man devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge, And becomes surety for his friend.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:19 @ He who loves transgression loves strife, And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:20 @ He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:21 @ He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:22 @ A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:23 @ A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back To pervert the ways of justice.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:24 @ Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

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

nkjv@Proverbs:17:26 @ Also, to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:27 @ He who has knowledge spares his words, And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.

nkjv@Proverbs:17:28 @ Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.

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