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17:1  Dry bread in quietness is better than a house full of the sacrifices of judgment.
17:2  An intelligent Servant will be authorized over a disgraceful son, and he will divide property among brothers.
17:3  A refining pot proves silver, and the furnace gold, and Lord Jehovah tests the heart.
17:4  An evil man listens to the lips of the wicked, and the righteous does not hear the tongue of the wicked.
17:5  He that laughs against the poor angers his Creator, and he that rejoices at ruin will not be spared.
17:6  Grandchildren are the crown of old men and the glory of children is their fathers.
17:7  A trustworthy utterance is unbecoming to a fool; so is a false utterance to a righteous one.
17:8  A precious stone is beautiful in the eyes of him who owns it, and wherever it turns it is notable.
17:9  He that conceals an evil seeks friendship and he that hates to conceal separates from a close friend.
17:10  A rebuke breaks the heart of the wise, and instead of reproof, a fool is whipped and is unaware of it.
17:11  A contentious man seeks evil and a merciless messenger is sent upon him.
17:12  Anxiety and fear fall to a wise man, and to a fool in his insanity.
17:13  Evil will not depart from the house of him that pays evil for good.
17:14  He that sheds blood provokes judgment before a Ruler.
17:15  He that justifies the evil and condemns the righteous is defiled in front of Lord Jehovah.
17:16  Why does property go to a fool when he has no heart to possess wisdom?
17:17  A friend is loved at all times and a brother is born for trouble.
17:18  A foolish man hands over his bounty which he pledges for his neighbor as security.
17:19  He that loves evil loves fraud and brawling, and he that exalts his gate seeks ruin for his soul.
17:20  He that is perverse in his heart will not find good and he that perverts his tongue falls into evil.
17:21  He that begets a fool, it is to his own shame, neither will his father rejoice in him.
17:22  A merry heart improves the body and a depressed spirit dries the bones.
17:23  He that takes a bribe is evil, for he turns the way of justice aside.
17:24  The face of an intelligent one observes wisdom, and the eyes of a fool are in the depths of the Earth.
17:25  A foolish son angers his father and embitters her that bore him.
17:26  To harm the righteous is not good, neither to beat the righteous who speak correct things.
17:27  He that spares his words knows knowledge, and a patient man is wise.
17:28  A madman who is silent is considered a wise person, and he that keeps his lips silent is considered intelligent.