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17:1  Better is a dry morsel, if peace be with it, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
17:2  A discrete servant shall have rule over a lewd son, and he shall divide the heritage among the brethren.
17:3  As is the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold, so the Lord trieth the hearts.
17:4  The wicked giveth heed to false lips, and a liar hearkeneth to the naughty tongue.
17:5  He that mocketh the poor, reproacheth him that made him: and he that rejoiceth at destruction, shall not be unpunished.
17:6  Children’s children are the crown of the elders: and the glory of the children are their fathers.
17:7  High talk becometh not a fool, much less a lying talk a prince.
17:8  A reward is as a stone pleasant in the eyes of them that have it: it prospereth, whithersoever it turneth.
17:9  He that covereth a transgression, seeketh love: but he that repeateth a matter, separateth the prince.
17:10  A reproof entereth more into him that hath understanding, than an hundred stripes into a fool.
17:11  A seditious person seeketh only evil, and a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
17:12  It is better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool in his folly.
17:13  He that rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
17:14  The beginning of strife is as one that openeth the waters: therefore, or the contention be meddled with, leave off.
17:15  He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.
17:16  Wherefore is there a price in the hand of the fool to get wisdom, and he hath none heart?
17:17  A friend loveth at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.
17:18  A man destitute of understanding, toucheth the hand, and becometh surety for his neighbor.
17:19  He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate, seeketh destruction.
17:20  The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughty tongue, shall fall into evil.
17:21  He that begetteth a fool, getteth himself sorrow, and the father of a fool can have no joy.
17:22  A joyful heart causeth good health: but a sorrowful mind drieth the bones.
17:23  A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to wrest the ways of judgment.
17:24  Wisdom is in the face of him that hath understanding: but the eyes of a fool are in the corners of the world.
17:25  A foolish son is a grief unto his father, and a heaviness to her that bare him.
17:26  Surely it is not good to condemn the just, nor that the princes should smite such for equity.
17:27  He that hath knowledge, spareth his words, and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
17:28  Even a fool, (when he holdeth his peace) is counted wise, and he that stoppeth his lips, prudent.