# Proverbs 17

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###### v1 
Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife. 

###### v2 
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers. 

###### v3 
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts. 

###### v4 
An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue. 

###### v5 
Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished. 

###### v6 
Children's children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents. 

###### v7 
Excellent speech isn't fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince. 

###### v8 
A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers. 

###### v9 
He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends. 

###### v10 
A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool. 

###### v11 
An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. 

###### v12 
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. 

###### v13 
Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. 

###### v14 
The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out. 

###### v15 
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh. 

###### v16 
Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding? 

###### v17 
A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity. 

###### v18 
A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor. 

###### v19 
He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction. 

###### v20 
One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble. 

###### v21 
He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy. 

###### v22 
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. 

###### v23 
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice. 

###### v24 
Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth. 

###### v25 
A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him. 

###### v26 
Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity. 

###### v27 
He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding. 

###### v28 
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.

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