Proverbs 17 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. 1 Related passages for Proverbs 17:1
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. 2 Related passages for Proverbs 17:2
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts. 3 Related passages for Proverbs 17:3
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. 4 Related passages for Proverbs 17:4
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. 5 Related passages for Proverbs 17:5
Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. 6 Related passages for Proverbs 17:6
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. 7 Related passages for Proverbs 17:7
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. 8 Related passages for Proverbs 17:8
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. 9 Related passages for Proverbs 17:9
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. 10 Related passages for Proverbs 17:10
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. 11 Related passages for Proverbs 17:11
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. 12 Related passages for Proverbs 17:12
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. 13 Related passages for Proverbs 17:13
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. 14 Related passages for Proverbs 17:14
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord. 15 Related passages for Proverbs 17:15
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? 16 Related passages for Proverbs 17:16
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. 17 Related passages for Proverbs 17:17
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. 18 Related passages for Proverbs 17:18
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. 19 Related passages for Proverbs 17:19
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. 20 Related passages for Proverbs 17:20
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. 21 Related passages for Proverbs 17:21
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. 22 Related passages for Proverbs 17:22
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. 23 Related passages for Proverbs 17:23
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. 24 Related passages for Proverbs 17:24
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. 25 Related passages for Proverbs 17:25
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity. 26 Related passages for Proverbs 17:26
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. 27 Related passages for Proverbs 17:27
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. 28 Related passages for Proverbs 17:28
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