kjv - Proverbs:17:16-28

kjv@Proverbs:17:16 @ Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

kjv@Proverbs:17:17 @ A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

kjv@Proverbs:17:18 @ A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

kjv@Proverbs:17:19 @ He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

kjv@Proverbs:17:20 @ He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

kjv@Proverbs:17:21 @ He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

kjv@Proverbs:17:22 @ A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

kjv@Proverbs:17:23 @ A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

kjv@Proverbs:17:24 @ Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

kjv@Proverbs:17:25 @ A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

kjv@Proverbs:17:26 @ Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

kjv@Proverbs:17:27 @ He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

kjv@Proverbs:17:28 @ Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.