Chapter
Proverbs 17
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Book 1
Verses 28
| Reference | Verse |
|---|---|
| Proverbs 17:1 | Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. |
| Proverbs 17:2 | A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. |
| Proverbs 17:3 | The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. |
| Proverbs 17:4 | A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. |
| Proverbs 17:5 | Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. |
| Proverbs 17:6 | Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. |
| Proverbs 17:7 | Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. |
| Proverbs 17:8 | A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. |
| Proverbs 17:9 | He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. |
| Proverbs 17:10 | A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. |
| Proverbs 17:11 | An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. |
| Proverbs 17:12 | Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. |
| Proverbs 17:13 | Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. |
| Proverbs 17:14 | The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. |
| Proverbs 17:15 | He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. |
| Proverbs 17:16 | Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? |
| Proverbs 17:17 | A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. |
| Proverbs 17:18 | A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. |
| Proverbs 17:19 | He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. |
| Proverbs 17:20 | He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. |
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