Proverbs - Chapter 17 - King James Version
- Betterisa dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrificeswithstrife.
- A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
- The fining potisfor silver, and the furnace for gold: but theLORDtrieth the hearts.
- A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips;anda liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
- Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker:andhe that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
- Children’s childrenarethe crown of old men; and the glory of childrenaretheir fathers.
- Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
- A giftis asa 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 separatethveryfriends.
- A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
- An evilmanseeketh 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 strifeis aswhen 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 bothareabomination to theLORD.
- Whereforeis therea price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeinghe hathno heartto it?
- A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
- A man void of understanding striketh hands,andbecometh surety in the presence of his friend.
- He loveth transgression that loveth strife:andhe 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 fooldoeth itto his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
- A merry heart doeth goodlikea medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
- A wickedmantaketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
- Wisdomisbefore him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a foolarein the ends of the earth.
- A foolish sonisa grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
- Also to punish the justisnot good,norto strike princes for equity.
- He that hath knowledge spareth his words:anda man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
- Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise:andhe that shutteth his lipsis esteemeda man of understanding.