Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 17
1BetterH2896 a dryH2720 morselH6595 in quietnessH7962 than a houseH1004 full ofH4392 feastingH20771 with strifeH7379.
2A wiseH7919 servantH5650 will rule overH4910 a disgracefulH954 sonH1121and shareH2505 his inheritanceH5159 as one ofH8432 the brothersH251.
3A crucibleH4715 for silverH3701 and a furnaceH3564 for goldH2091,but the LORDH3068 is the testerH974 of heartsH3826.
4A wicked manH7489 listensH7181 toH5921 evilH205 lipsH8193;a liarH8267 gives earH238 toH5921 a destructiveH1942 tongueH3956.
5He who mocksH3932 the poorH7326 insultsH2778 their MakerH6213;whoever gloatsH8056 over calamityH343 will notH3808 go unpunishedH5352.
6GrandchildrenH1121 are the crownH5850 of the agedH2205,and the gloryH8597 of a sonH1121 is his fatherH1.
7EloquentH3499 wordsH8193 are unfitH3808H5000 for a foolH5036;how much worseH637H3588 are lyingH8267 lipsH8193 to a rulerH5081!
8A bribeH7810 is a charmH2580H68 toH5869 its giverH1167;whereverH413H3605 he turnsH6437, he succeedsH7919.
9Whoever concealsH3680 an offenseH6588 promotesH1245 loveH160,but he who brings it upH8138H1697 separatesH6504 friendsH441.
10A rebukeH1606 cuts intoH5181 a man of discernmentH995deeper than a hundredH3967 lashesH5221 cut into a foolH3684.
11An evilH7451 man seeksH1245 onlyH389 rebellionH4805;a cruelH394 messengerH4397 will be sent against himH7971.
12It is better to meetH6298 a bearH1677 robbed of her cubsH7909thanH408 a foolH3684 in his follyH200.
13If anyone returnsH7725 evilH7451 forH8478 goodH2896,evilH7451 will neverH3808 leaveH4185 his houseH1004.
14To startH7225 a quarrelH4066 is to releaseH6362 a floodH4325;so abandonH5203 the disputeH7379 beforeH6440 it breaks outH1566.
15AcquittingH6663 the guiltyH7563 and condemningH7561 the righteousH6662—bothH8147 are detestableH8441 to the LORDH3068.
16WhyH4100H2088 should the foolH3684 have moneyH4242 in his handH3027with noH369 intentionH3820 of buyingH7069 wisdomH2451?
18A manH120 lackingH2638 judgmentH3820 strikesH8628 hands in pledgeH3709and puts up securityH6148H6161 forH6440 his neighborH7453.
19He who lovesH157 transgressionH6588 lovesH157 strifeH4683;he who builds his gateH6607 highH1361 invitesH1245 destructionH7667.
20The one with a perverseH6141 heartH3820 findsH4672 noH3808 goodH2896,and he whose tongueH3956 is deceitfulH2015 fallsH5307 into troubleH7451.
21A man fathersH3205 a foolH3684 to his own griefH8424;the fatherH1 of a foolH5036 has noH3808 joyH8055.
22A joyfulH8056 heartH3820 is goodH3190 medicineH1456,but a brokenH5218 spiritH7307 dries upH3001 the bonesH1634.
23A wickedH7563 man takesH3947 a covertH2436 bribeH78102to subvertH5186 the courseH734 of justiceH4941.
24WisdomH2451 is the focusH854H6440 of the discerningH995,but the eyesH5869 of a foolH3684 wander to the endsH7097 of the earthH776.
25A foolishH3684 sonH1121 brings griefH3708 to his fatherH1and bitternessH4470 to her who bore himH3205.
26It is surelyH1571 notH3808 goodH2896 to punishH6064 the innocentH6662or to flogH5221 a nobleH5081 forH5921 his honestyH3476.
Notes
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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