Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 17:7-21
7Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
8A bribe is a charm to its giver;wherever he turns, he succeeds.
9Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,but he who brings it up separates friends.
10A rebuke cuts into a man of discernmentdeeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
11An evil man seeks only rebellion;a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubsthan a fool in his folly.
13If anyone returns evil for good,evil will never leave his house.
14To start a quarrel is to release a flood;so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.
16Why should the fool have money in his handwith no intention of buying wisdom?
17A friend loves at all times,and a brother is born for adversity.
18A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledgeand puts up security for his neighbor.
19He who loves transgression loves strife;he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
20The one with a perverse heart finds no good,and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
21A man fathers a fool to his own grief;the father of a fool has no joy.
Commentaries on Proverbs 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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