Proverbs 17

1

Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness

than a house full of feasting with strife.

2

A servant who acts wisely will rule

over an heir who behaves shamefully,

and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

3

The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold,

likewise the Lord tests hearts.

4

One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel;

a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

5

The one who mocks the poor insults his Creator;

whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

6

Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly,

and the glory of children is their parents.

7

Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool;

how much less are lies for a ruler!

8

A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it;

in whatever he does he succeeds.

9

The one who forgives an offense seeks love,

but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.

10

A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person

than a hundred blows on a fool.

11

An evil person seeks only rebellion,

and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

12

It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs,

than to encounter a fool in his folly.

13

As for the one who repays evil for good,

evil will not leave his house.

14

Starting a quarrel is like letting out water;

stop it before strife breaks out!

15

The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent –

both of them are an abomination to the Lord.

16

Of what use is money in the hand of a fool,

since he has no intention of acquiring wisdom?

17

A friend loves at all times,

and a relative is born to help in adversity.

18

The one who lacks wisdom strikes hands in pledge,

and puts up financial security for his neighbor.

19

The one who loves a quarrel loves transgression;

whoever builds his gate high seeks destruction.

20

The one who has a perverse heart does not find good,

and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

21

Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief,

and the father of a fool has no joy.

22

A cheerful heart brings good healing,

but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

23

A wicked person receives a bribe secretly

to pervert the ways of justice.

24

Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person,

but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

25

A foolish child is a grief to his father,

and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

26

It is terrible to punish a righteous person,

and to flog honorable men is wrong.

27

The truly wise person restrains his words,

and the one who stays calm is discerning.

28

Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise,

and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.

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