Proverbs:17-18

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* Better is a dry morsel , and quietness therewith , than an house full of sacrifices with strife . * A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame , and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren . * The fining pot is for silver , and the furnace for gold : but the LORD trieth the hearts . * A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips ; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue . * Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker : and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished . * Children 's children are the crown of old men ; and the glory of children are their fathers . * Excellent speech becometh not a fool : much less do lying lips a prince . * A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it : whithersoever it turneth , it prospereth . * He that covereth a transgression seeketh love ; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends . * A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool . * An evil man seeketh only rebellion : therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him . * Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man , rather than a fool in his folly . * Whoso rewardeth evil for good , evil shall not depart from his house . * The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water : therefore leave off contention , before it be meddled with . * He that justifieth the wicked , and he that condemneth the just , even they both are abomination to the LORD . * Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom , seeing he hath no heart to it ? * A friend loveth at all times , and a brother is born for adversity . * A man void of understanding striketh hands , and becometh surety in the presence of his friend . * He loveth transgression that loveth strife : and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction . * He that hath a froward heart findeth no good : and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief . * He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow : and the father of a fool hath no joy . * A merry heart doeth good like a medicine : but a broken spirit drieth the bones . * A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment . * Wisdom is before him that hath understanding ; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth . * A foolish son is a grief to his father , and bitterness to her that bare him . * Also to punish the just is not good , nor to strike princes for equity . * He that hath knowledge spareth his words : and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit . * Even a fool , when he holdeth his peace , is counted wise : and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding . * Through desire a man , having separated himself , seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom . * A fool hath no delight in understanding , but that his heart may discover itself . * When the wicked cometh , then cometh also contempt , and with ignominy reproach . * The words of a man 's mouth are as deep waters , and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook . * It is not good to accept the person of the wicked , to overthrow the righteous in judgment . * A fool 's lips enter into contention , and his mouth calleth for strokes . * A fool 's mouth is his destruction , and his lips are the snare of his soul . * The words of a talebearer are as wounds , and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly . * He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster . * The name of the LORD is a strong tower : the righteous runneth into it , and is safe . * The rich man 's wealth is his strong city , and as an high wall in his own conceit . * Before destruction the heart of man is haughty , and before honour is humility . * He that answereth a matter before he heareth it , it is folly and shame unto him . * The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity ; but a wounded spirit who can bear ? * The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge ; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge . * A man 's gift maketh room for him , and bringeth him before great men . * He that is first in his own cause seemeth just ; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him . * The lot causeth contentions to cease , and parteth between the mighty . * A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city : and their contentions are like the bars of a castle . * A man 's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth ; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled . * Death and life are in the power of the tongue : and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof . * Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing , and obtaineth favour of the LORD . * The poor useth intreaties ; but the rich answereth roughly . * A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly : and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother . * Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity , than he that is perverse in his lips , and is a fool .

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