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Chapter 17 |
| 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. |
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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. |
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10 | A reproof entereth more into a wise
man than an hundred stripes into a fool. |
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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. |
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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. |
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19 | He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he
that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. |
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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. |
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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. |
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27 | He that hath knowledge
spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
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| 28 | Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that
shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. |
