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17:1  Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
17:2  A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully, and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
17:3  The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, but the Lord tests the heart.
17:4  An evildoer listens to wicked lips; and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.
17:5  Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who are glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
17:6  Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their parents.
17:7  Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a ruler.
17:8  A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of those who give it; wherever they turn they prosper.
17:9  One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend.
17:10  A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person than a hundred blows into a fool.
17:11  Evil people seek only rebellion, but a cruel messenger will be sent against them.
17:12  Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs than to confront a fool immersed in folly.
17:13  Evil will not depart from the house of one who returns evil for good.
17:14  The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so stop before the quarrel breaks out.
17:15  One who justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
17:16  Why should fools have a price in hand to buy wisdom, when they have no mind to learn?
17:17  A friend loves at all times, and kinsfolk are born to share adversity.
17:18  It is senseless to give a pledge, to become surety for a neighbor.
17:19  One who loves transgression loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites broken bones.
17:20  The crooked of mind do not prosper, and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.
17:21  The one who begets a fool gets trouble; the parent of a fool has no joy.
17:22  A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.
17:23  The wicked accept a concealed bribe to pervert the ways of justice.
17:24  The discerning person looks to wisdom, but the eyes of a fool to the ends of the earth.
17:25  Foolish children are a grief to their father and bitterness to her who bore them.
17:26  To impose a fine on the innocent is not right, or to flog the noble for their integrity.
17:27  One who spares words is knowledgeable; one who is cool in spirit has understanding.
17:28  Even fools who keep silent are considered wise; when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent.