Proverbs 17 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

1 Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife. () 2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers. (; ; ; ; )

2Sa 16:4Pr 10:5Pr 17:21Pr 17:25Pr 19:26

3 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the Lord tests hearts. (; ; ; ; )

1Ch 29:17Ps 26:2Pr 27:21Jer 17:10Mal 3:3

4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue. 5 Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. (; ; ; ; ; ; )

Job 31:29Pr 14:31Pr 16:5Pr 24:17Ob 1:12Mt 25:40Mt 25:45

6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers. (; ; ) 7 Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince. (; ; ) 8 A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers. (; ; ; ; ; ; )

Ex 23:8Pr 17:23Pr 18:16Pr 19:6Pr 21:14Isa 1:23Am 5:12

9 Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends. (; ) 10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool. 11 An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him. () 12 Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly. (; ; ) 13 If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house. (; ; ; ; )

2Sa 12:10Ps 35:12Ps 109:4Pr 20:22Mt 5:39

14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out. (; ) 15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord. (; ; ; ; ; ; )

Ex 23:7Job 34:17Ps 94:21Pr 17:26Pr 18:5Pr 24:24Isa 5:23

16 Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense? () 17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. (; ; ; )

Ru 1:16Job 6:14Pr 18:24Pr 27:10

18 One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor. 19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction. (; ) 20 A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity. () 21 He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy. (; ) 22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. (; ; ) 23 The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice. (; ; ) 24 The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. (; ; ; )

De 30:11Pr 14:6Pr 15:14Ec 2:14

25 A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him. (; ; ) 26 To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness. () 27 Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. (; ) 28 Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. ()