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Proverbs 17 Verse by Verse
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- 1Proverbs 17 Verse 1 Better a dry...Proverbs 17:1
Better a dry crust
with
peace and quiet
than a house
full of feasting,
with strife. - 2Proverbs 17 Verse 2 A prudent servant...Proverbs 17:2
A prudent servant
will rule over
a disgraceful son,
and will share
the inheritance
as one of
the family. - 3Proverbs 17 Verse 3 The crucible...Proverbs 17:3:
The crucible
for silver
and the furnace
for gold,
but the Lord
tests the heart. - 4Proverbs 17 Verse 4 A wicked person...Proverbs 17:4:
A wicked person listens to
deceitful lips;
a liar
pays attention to
a destructive tongue. - 5Proverbs 17 Verse 5 Whoever mocks...Proverbs 17:5: Whoever mocks
the poor
shows contempt
for their Maker;
whoever gloats over disaster
will not go unpunished. - 6Proverbs 17 Verse 6 Children’s children...Proverbs 17:6
Children’s children
are a crown
to the aged,
and parents
are the pride
of their children. - 7Proverbs 17 Verse 7 Eloquent lips...Proverbs 17:7: Eloquent lips
are unsuited to
a godless fool—
how much worse
lying lips to
a ruler! - 8Proverbs 17 Verse 8 A Bribe is...Proverbs 17:8:
A bribe
is seen as a charm
by those who give it;
they think
success will come
at every turn. - 9Proverbs 17:9 Whoever would foster...Proverbs 17:9:
Whoever
would foster love
covers over
an offense,
but
whoever
repeats the matter separates
close friends. - 10Proverbs 17 Verse 10 A rebuke...Proverbs 17:10:
A rebuke impresses
a discerning person
more than
a hundred lashes
a fool. - 11Proverbs 17 Verse 11 Evildoers foster...Proverbs 17:11: Evildoers
foster rebellion
against God;
the messenger
of death
will be sent
against them. - 12Proverbs 17 Verse 12 Better to meet...Proverbs 17:12
Better to meet
a bear
robbed of her cubs
than a fool
bent on folly. - 13Proverbs 17:13 Evil will never...Proverbs 17:13
Evil will never leave
the house of one
who pays back evil for good. - 14Proverbs 17 Verse 14 Starting a quarrel...Proverbs 17:14: Starting a quarrel
is like breaching
a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out. - 15Proverbs 17 Verse 15 Acquitting the...Proverbs 17:15 Acquitting the guilty
and
condemning the innocent—
the Lord
detests them both. - 16Proverbs 17 Verse 16 Why should fools...Proverbs 17:16
Why should fools have money in hand
to buy wisdom,
when they are
not able
to understand it? - 17Proverbs 17 Verse 17 A friend loves...Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves
at all times,
and
a brother is born
for a time
of adversity. - 18Proverbs 17:18 One who has no...Proverbs 17:18
One who has
no sense
shakes hands
in pledge
and
puts up security
for a neighbor. - 19Proverbs 17 Verse 19 Whoever loves a quarrel...Proverbs 17:19 Whoever loves
a quarrel
loves sin;
whoever builds
a high gate
invites destruction. - 20Proverbs 17 Verse 20 One whose heart is...Proverbs 17:20
One whose heart
is corrupt
does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse
falls into trouble. - 21Proverbs 17 Verse 21 To have a fool...Proverbs 17:21
To have a fool
for a child
brings grief;
there is no joy
for the parent
of a
Godless fool. - 22Proverbs 17 Verse 22 A cheerful heart is...Proverbs 17:22:
A cheerful heart
is good medicine,
but
a crushed spirit dries up
the bones. - 23Proverbs 17 Verse 23 The wicked acc...Proverbs 17:23
The wicked accept bribes
in secret
to pervert
the course
of justice. - 24Proverbs 17 Verse 24 A discerning person keeps...Proverbs 17:24:
A discerning person
keeps wisdom
in view,
but
a fool’s eyes wander
to the ends
of the earth. - 25Proverbs 17 Verse 25 Foolish children...Proverbs 17:25: Foolish children bring grief
to their father
and bitterness
to the mother who bore them. - 26Proverbs 17 Verse 26 If imposing a...Proverbs 17:26:
If imposing
a fine
on the innocent
is not good,
surely
to flog
honest officials
is not right. - 27Proverbs 17 Verse 27 Those who have knowledge...Proverbs 17:27: Those who have knowledge
use words
with restraint,
and
those who have understanding
are
even-tempered. - 28Proverbs 17 Verse 28 Even fools are...Proverbs 17:28: Even fools
are thought wise if they
keep silent,
and discerning
if they hold
their tongues.
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