Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 17:7-21
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.
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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