"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.” (Proverbs 17:1-28 AV)
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