Proverbs:17

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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 . * Childrens 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 (8675 ) 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 paniym #; 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 .

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