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