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17:1  Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than an house full of feasting with strife.
17:2  A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
17:3  The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
17:4  An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
17:5  Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
17:6  Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
17:7  Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
17:8  A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
17:9  He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
17:10  A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding than an hundred stripes into a fool.
17:11  An evil man seeketh only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
17:12  Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
17:13  Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
17:14  The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before there be quarrelling.
17:15  He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
17:16  Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?
17:17  A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
17:18  A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour.
17:19  He loveth transgression that loveth strife: he that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
17:20  He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
17:21  He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
17:22  A merry heart is a good medicine: but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
17:23  A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of judgment.
17:24  Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding: but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
17:25  A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
17:26  Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.
17:27  He that spareth his words hath knowledge: and he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
17:28  Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: when he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.