Proverbs 17:7-21

7Excellent speechH8193 becometh notH3808 a foolH5036: muchH637 lessH637 doH637 lyingH8267 lipsH8193 a princeH5081.

8A gift is as a 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 friendsH6504.

10A rebukeH1606 entereth deeperH5181 into one that hath understandingH995 than an hundredH3967 stripes into a foolH3684.

11An evilH7451 manH394 seeketh onlyH389 rebellionH4805; therefore a cruelH394 messengerH4397 shall be sentH7971 against him.

12LetH408 a bearH1677 robbedH6298 of herH376 whelps meetH6298 a manH376, ratherH408 thanH408 a foolH3684 in his follyH200.

13Whoso rewardeth evilH7451 for goodH2896, evilH7451 shall notH3808 departH4185 from his houseH1004.

14The beginningH7225 of strifeH7379 is as when one letteth outH6440 waterH4325: therefore leaveH5203 off contentionH4066, beforeH6440 there be quarrelling.

15He that justifieth the wickedH7563, and he that condemneth the righteousH6662, bothH8147 of them alikeH1571 are an abominationH8441 to the LORDH3068.

16Wherefore is there a priceH4242 in the handH3027 of a foolH3684 to buyH7069 wisdomH2451, seeing he hath noH369 understandingH3820?

17A friendH7453 loveth at allH3605 timesH6256, and a brotherH251 is bornH3205 for adversityH6869.

18A manH120 void of understandingH3820 striketh handsH3709, and becometh suretyH6148 in the presenceH6440 of his neighbour.

19He loveth transgressionH6588 that loveth strifeH4683: he that raiseth highH1361 his gateH6607 seeketh destructionH7667.

20He that hath a froward heartH3820 findeth noH3808 goodH2896: and he that hath a perverseH6141 tongueH3956 falleth intoH2015 mischief.

21He that begetteth a foolH3684 doeth it to his sorrowH8424: and the fatherH1 of a foolH3684 hath noH3808 joyH8055.