Proverbs:17

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ylt @Proverbs:17:1 @Better [is ] a dry morsel , and rest with it , Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife . ylt @Proverbs:17:2 @A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame , And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance . ylt @Proverbs:17:3 @A refining pot [is ] for silver , and a furnace for gold , And the trier of hearts [is ] Jehovah . ylt @Proverbs:17:4 @An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity , Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue . ylt @Proverbs:17:5 @Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker , Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted . ylt @Proverbs:17:6 @Sons ' sons [are ] the crown of old men , And the glory of sons [are ] their fathers . ylt @Proverbs:17:7 @Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency , Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood . ylt @Proverbs:17:8 @A stone of grace [is ] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors , Whithersoever it turneth , it prospereth . ylt @Proverbs:17:9 @Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love , And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend . ylt @Proverbs:17:10 @Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool . ylt @Proverbs:17:11 @An evil man seeketh only rebellion , And a fierce messenger is sent against him . ylt @Proverbs:17:12 @The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man , And -- not a fool in his folly . ylt @Proverbs:17:13 @Whoso is returning evil for good , Evil moveth not from his house . ylt @Proverbs:17:14 @The beginning of contention [is ] a letting out of waters , And before it is meddled with leave the strife . ylt @Proverbs:17:15 @Whoso is justifying the wicked , And condemning the righteous , Even both of these [are ] an abomination to Jehovah . ylt @Proverbs:17:16 @Why [is ] this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom , And a heart there is none ? ylt @Proverbs:17:17 @At all times is the friend loving , And a brother for adversity is born . ylt @Proverbs:17:18 @A man lacking heart is striking hands , A surety he becometh before his friend . ylt @Proverbs:17:19 @Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate , Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction . ylt @Proverbs:17:20 @The perverse of heart findeth not good , And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil . ylt @Proverbs:17:21 @Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it , Yea , the father of a fool rejoiceth not . ylt @Proverbs:17:22 @A rejoicing heart doth good to the body , And a smitten spirit drieth the bone . ylt @Proverbs:17:23 @A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh , To turn aside the paths of judgment . ylt @Proverbs:17:24 @The face of the intelligent [is ] to wisdom , And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth . ylt @Proverbs:17:25 @A provocation to his father [is ] a foolish son , And bitterness to her that bare him . ylt @Proverbs:17:26 @Also , to fine the righteous is not good , To smite nobles for uprightness . ylt @Proverbs:17:27 @One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words , And the cool of temper [is ] a man of understanding . ylt @Proverbs:17:28 @Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise , He who is shutting his lips intelligent !

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