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Proverbs 17
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1 ¶ Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. {sacrifices: or, good cheer} 2 ¶ A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. 3 ¶ The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. 4 ¶ A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. 5 ¶ Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. {unpunished: Heb. held innocent} 6 ¶ Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. 7 ¶ Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. {Excellent...: Heb. A lip of excellency} {lying...: Heb. a lip of lying} 8 ¶ A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. {a precious...: Heb. a stone of grace} 9 ¶ He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. {seeketh: or, procureth} 10 ¶ A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. {entereth...: or, aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times} 11 ¶ An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. 12 ¶ Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. 13 ¶ Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. 14 ¶ The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. 15 ¶ He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. 16 ¶ Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? 17 ¶ A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. 18 ¶ A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. {understanding: Heb. heart} 19 ¶ He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. 20 ¶ He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. {He that hath a froward...: Heb. The froward of heart} 21 ¶ He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. 22 ¶ A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. {like: or, to} 23 ¶ A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. 24 ¶ Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. 25 ¶ A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. 26 ¶ Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity. 27 ¶ He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. {an...: or, a cool} 28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. (KJV) |
