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17:1  Better a dry crust with quiet than a house full of feasting with quarrels.
17:2  An insightful servant rules over a disgraceful son and will divide an inheritance with the brothers.
17:3  A crucible is for silver and a furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart.
17:4  An evildoer pays attention to guilty lips; a liar listens to a destructive tongue.
17:5  Those who mock the poor insult their maker; those who rejoice in disaster won’t go unpunished.
17:6  Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.
17:7  Too much talking isn’t right for a fool; even less so false speech for an honorable person.
17:8  A bribe seems magical in the eyes of those who give it, granting success to all who use it.
17:9  One who seeks love conceals an offense, but one who repeats it divides friends.
17:10  A rebuke goes deeper to an understanding person than a hundred lashes to a fool.
17:11  Evil people seek only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against them.
17:12  Safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than fools in their folly.
17:13  Evil will never depart from the house of those who return evil for good.
17:14  The start of a quarrel is like letting out water, so drop the dispute before it breaks out.
17:15  Judging the righteous wicked and the wicked righteous— the Lord detests both of these.
17:16  Why should a fool have money to pay for wisdom? He has no mind.
17:17  Friends love all the time, and kinsfolk are born for times of trouble.
17:18  One with no sense shakes hands on a deal, securing a loan for a friend.
17:19  Those who love an offense love a quarrel; those who build a high doorway invite a collapse.
17:20  Those with crooked hearts won’t prosper, and those with twisted tongues will fall into trouble.
17:21  Having a fool for a son brings grief; there’s no joy for a scoundrel’s father.
17:22  A joyful heart helps healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
17:23  The wicked take secret bribes to twist the way of justice.
17:24  Wisdom is right in front of those with understanding, but the eyes of fools are off to the edges of the earth.
17:25  A foolish son is irritating to his father and bitter to her who gave birth to him.
17:26  It isn’t good to punish the righteous, to strike the honorable for their integrity.
17:27  Wise are those who restrain their talking; people with understanding are coolheaded.
17:28  Fools who keep quiet are deemed wise; those who shut their lips are smart.