Proverbs 17

1 ♥ 📝 B etter^H2896 is a dry^H2720 morsel,^H6595 and quietness^H7962 therewith, Than a house^H1004 full^H4392 of feasting^H2077 with strife.^H7379

2 ♥ 📝 A servant^H5650 that dealeth wisely^H7919 shall have rule^H4910 over a son^H1121 that causeth shame,^H954 And shall have part^H2505 in the inheritance^H5159 among^H8432 the brethren.^H251

3 ♥ 📝 The refining pot^H4715 is for silver,^H3701 and the furnace^H3564 for gold;^H2091 But Jehovah^H3068 trieth^H974 the hearts.^H3826

4 ♥ 📝 An evil-doer^H7489 giveth heed^H7181 to wicked^H205 lips;^H8193 [And] a liar^H8267 giveth ear^H238 to a mischievous^H1942 tongue.^H3956

5 ♥ 📝 Whoso mocketh^H3932 the poor^H7326 reproacheth^H2778 his Maker;^H6213 [And] he that is glad^H8056 at calamity^H343 shall not be unpunished.^H5352

6 ♥ 📝 Children's^H1121 children^H1121 are the crown^H5850 of old men;^H2205 And the glory^H8597 of children^H1121 are their fathers.^H1

7 ♥ 📝 Excellent^H3499 speech^H8193 becometh^H5000 not a fool;^H5036 Much less do lying^H8267 lips^H8193 a prince.^H5081

8 ♥ 📝 A bribe^H7810 is [as] a precious^H2580 stone^H68 in the eyes^H5869 of him that hath^H1167 it; Whithersoever it turneth,^H6437 it prospereth.^H7919

9 ♥ 📝 He that covereth^H3680 a transgression^H6588 seeketh^H1245 love;^H160 But he that harpeth^H8138 on a matter^H1697 separateth^H6504 chief friends.^H441

10 ♥ 📝 A rebuke^H1606 entereth^H5181 deeper into one^H995 that hath understanding Than a hundred^H3967 stripes^H5221 into a fool.^H3684

11 ♥ 📝 An evil^H7451 man seeketh^H1245 only rebellion;^H4805 Therefore a cruel^H394 messenger^H4397 shall be sent^H7971 against him.

12 ♥ 📝 Let a bear^H1677 robbed^H7909 of her whelps meet^H6298 a man,^H376 Rather than^H408 a fool^H3684 in his folly.^H200

13 ♥ 📝 Whoso rewardeth^H7725 evil^H7451 for good,^H2896 Evil^H7451 shall not depart^H4185 from his house.^H1004

14 ♥ 📝 The beginning^H7225 of strife^H4066 is [as] when one letteth out^H6362 water:^H4325 Therefore leave off^H5203 contention,^H7379 before^H6440 there is quarrelling.^H1566

15 ♥ 📝 He that justifieth^H6663 the wicked,^H7563 and he that condemneth^H7561 the righteous,^H6662 Both^H8147 of them alike are an abomination^H8441 to Jehovah.^H3068

16 ♥ 📝 Wherefore is there a price^H4242 in the hand^H3027 of a fool^H3684 to buy^H7069 wisdom,^H2451 Seeing he hath no understanding?^H3820

17 ♥ 📝 A friend^H7453 loveth^H157 at all times;^H6256 And a brother^H251 is born^H3205 for adversity.^H6869

18 ♥ 📝 A man^H120 void^H2638 of understanding^H3820 striketh^H8628 hands,^H3709 And becometh^H6148 surety^H6161 in the presence^H6440 of his neighbor.^H7453

19 ♥ 📝 He loveth^H157 transgression^H6588 that loveth^H157 strife:^H4683 He that raiseth high^H1361 his gate^H6607 seeketh^H1245 destruction.^H7667

20 ♥ 📝 He that hath a wayward^H6141 heart^H3820 findeth^H4672 no good;^H2896 And he that hath a perverse^H2015 tongue^H3956 falleth^H5307 into mischief.^H7451

21 ♥ 📝 He that begetteth^H3205 a fool^H3684 [doeth it] to his sorrow;^H8424 And the father^H1 of a fool^H5036 hath no joy.^H8055

22 ♥ 📝 A cheerful^H8056 heart^H3820 is a good^H3190 medicine;^H1456 But a broken^H5218 spirit^H7307 drieth^H3001 up the bones.^H1634

23 ♥ 📝 A wicked^H7563 man receiveth^H3947 a bribe^H7810 out of the bosom,^H2436 To pervert^H5186 the ways^H734 of justice.^H4941

24 ♥ 📝 Wisdom^H2451 is before the face of him that hath understanding;^H6440 But the eyes^H5869 of a fool^H3684 are in the ends^H7097 of the earth.^H776

25 ♥ 📝 A foolish^H3684 son^H1121 is a grief^H3708 to his father,^H1 And bitterness^H4470 to her that bare^H3205 him.

26 ♥ 📝 Also to punish^H6064 the righteous^H6662 is not good,^H2896 [Nor] to smite^H5221 the noble^H5081 for [their] uprightness.^H3476

27 ♥ 📝 He that spareth^H2820 his words^H561 hath^H3045 knowledge;^H1847 And he that is of a cool^H3368 spirit^H7307 is a man^H376 of understanding.^H8394

28 ♥ 📝 Even a fool,^H191 when he holdeth his peace,^H2790 is counted^H2803 wise;^H2450 When he shutteth^H331 his lips,^H8193 he is [esteemed as] prudent.^H995