Proverbs 17:7-21

7Excellent speech becometh not a vile [man]; how much less do lyingH8267 lipsH8193 a nobleH5081!

8A gift is a precious stoneH68 in the eyesH5869 of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.

9He that covereth transgressionH6588 seeketh loveH160; but he that bringeth a matterH1697 up againH8138 separateth very friends.

10A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understandingH995 than a hundredH3967 stripes into a foolH3684.

11An evilH7451 [man] seeketh onlyH389 rebellionH4805; but 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 contentionH4066 is [as] when one letteth out waterH4325; therefore leaveH5203 off strifeH7379 before it become vehement.

15He that justifieth the wickedH7563, and he that condemneth the righteousH6662, even they both are abominationH8441 to Jehovah.

16To what purpose is there a priceH4242 in the handH3027 of a foolH3684 to get wisdomH2451, seeing [he] hath no sense?

17The friendH7453 loveth at all timesH6256, and a brotherH251 is bornH3205 for adversity.

18A senseless manH120 striketh handsH3709, becoming suretyH6148 for his neighbour.

19He loveth transgressionH6588 that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh highH1361 his gate seeketh destructionH7667.

20He that hath a perverseH6141 heartH3820 findeth no goodH2896; and he that shifteth about with his tongueH3956 falleth into evilH7451.

21He that begetteth a foolH3684 [doeth it] to his sorrow, and the fatherH1 of a vile [man] hath no joy.