Proverbs 17

1Better is a dry morselH6595, and quietnessH7962 therewith, Than a houseH1004 fullH4392 of feasting with strifeH7379.2A servantH5650 that dealeth wisely shall have ruleH4910 over a sonH1121 that causeth shameH954, And shall have part in the inheritanceH5159 among the brethren.3The refining pot is for silverH3701, and the furnaceH3564 for goldH2091; But Jehovah trieth the heartsH3826.4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lipsH8193; Anda liar giveth earH238 to a mischievous tongueH3956.5Whoso mocketh the poorH7326 reproacheth his Maker; Andhe that is glad at calamityH343 shall not be unpunishedH5352.6Children’s children are the crownH5850 of old men; And the gloryH8597 of children are their fathersH1.7Excellent speech becometh not a foolH5036; Much less do lyingH8267 lipsH8193 a prince.8A bribeH7810 isasa precious stoneH68 in the eyesH5869 of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.9He that covereth a transgressionH6588 seeketh loveH160; But he that harpeth on a matterH1697 separateth chiefH441 friends.10A rebukeH1606 entereth deeper into oneH995 that hath understandingH995 Than a hundredH3967 stripes into a foolH3684.11An evilH7451 man seeketh onlyH389 rebellionH4805; Therefore a cruelH394 messengerH4397 shall be sentH7971 against him.12Let a bearH1677 robbed of her whelps meetH6298 a manH376, Rather than a foolH3684 in his follyH200.13Whoso rewardeth evilH7451 for goodH2896, EvilH7451 shall not departH4185 from his houseH1004.14The beginning of strifeH7379 isas when one letteth out waterH4325: Therefore leaveH5203 off contentionH4066, before there is quarrelling.15He that justifieth the wickedH7563, and he that condemneth the righteousH6662, Both of them alike are an abominationH8441 to Jehovah.16Wherefore is there a priceH4242 in the handH3027 of a foolH3684 to buyH7069 wisdomH2451, Seeing he hath no understanding?17A friendH7453 loveth at all timesH6256; And a brotherH251 is bornH3205 for adversity.18A manH120 void of understanding striketh handsH3709, And becometh suretyH6148 in the presenceH6440 of his neighborH7453.19He loveth transgressionH6588 that loveth strife: He that raiseth highH1361 his gate seeketh destructionH7667.20He that hath a wayward heartH3820 findeth no goodH2896; And he that hath a perverseH6141 tongueH3956 falleth into mischief.21He that begetteth a foolH3684 doeth it to his sorrow; And the fatherH1 of a foolH3684 hath no joy.22A cheerful heartH3820 is a goodH3190 medicine; But a broken spiritH7307 drieth up the bonesH1634.23A wickedH7563 man receiveth a bribeH7810 out of the bosomH2436, To pervert the waysH734 of justiceH4941.24WisdomH2451 is before the faceH6440 of him that hath understandingH995; But the eyesH5869 of a foolH3684 are in the ends of the earthH776.25A foolish sonH1121 is a grief to his fatherH1, And bitterness to her that bare him.26AlsoH1571 to punish the righteousH6662 is not goodH2896, Norto smite the nobleH5081 fortheiruprightnessH3476.27He that spareth his wordsH561 hath knowledgeH1847; And he that is of a cool spiritH7307 is a manH376 of understandingH8394.28Even a foolH191, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wiseH2450; When he shutteth his lipsH8193, he is esteemedH2803 as prudent.