Proverbs:17

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* Better is a dry morsel with quietness , Than a house full of feasting with strife . * A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame , And will share an inheritance among the brothers . * The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold , But the LORD tests the hearts . * An evildoer gives heed to false lips ; A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue . * He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker ; He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished . * Children 's children are the crown of old men , And the glory of children is their father . * Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool , Much less lying lips to a prince . * A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor ; Wherever he turns , he prospers . * He who covers a transgression seeks love , But he who repeats a matter separates friends . * Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool . * An evil man seeks only rebellion ; Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him . * Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs , Rather than a fool in his folly . * Whoever rewards evil for good , Evil will not depart from his house . * The beginning of strife is like releasing water ; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts . * He who justifies the wicked , and he who condemns the just , Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD . * Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom , Since he has no heart for it ? * A friend loves at all times , And a brother is born for adversity . * A man devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge , And becomes surety for his friend . * He who loves transgression loves strife , And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction . * He who has a deceitful heart finds no good , And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil . * He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow , And the father of a fool has no joy . * A merry heart does good , like medicine , But a broken spirit dries the bones . * A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back To pervert the ways of justice . * Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding , But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth . * A foolish son is a grief to his father , And bitterness to her who bore him . * Also , to punish the righteous is not good , Nor to strike princes for their uprightness . * He who has knowledge spares his words , And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit . * Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace ; When he shuts his lips , he is considered perceptive .

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