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Proverbs 17
New King James Version (NKJV)
17*Better is a dry morsel with quietness,
Than a house full of feasting[a] with strife.
2*A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame,
And will share an inheritance among the brothers.
3*The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the Lord tests the hearts.
4*An evildoer gives heed to false lips;
A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.
5*He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;
He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
6*Children’s children are the crown of old men,
And the glory of children is their father.
7*Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool,
Much less lying lips to a prince.
8*A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
9*He who covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter separates friends.
10*Rebuke is more effective for a wise man
Than a hundred blows on a fool.
11*An evil man seeks only rebellion;
Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12*Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.
13*Whoever rewards evil for good,
Evil will not depart from his house.
14*The beginning of strife is like releasing water;
Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.
15*He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
16*Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom,
Since he has no heart for it?
17*A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
18*A man devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge,
And becomes surety for his friend.
19*He who loves transgression loves strife,
And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
20*He who has a deceitful heart finds no good,
And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.
21*He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.
22*A merry heart does good, like medicine,
But a broken spirit dries the bones.
23*A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back[c]
To pervert the ways of justice.
24*Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding,
But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25*A foolish son is a grief to his father,
And bitterness to her who bore him.
26*Also, to punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.
27*He who has knowledge spares his words,
And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.
28*Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace;
When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.
New King James Version (NKJV)
17*Better is a dry morsel with quietness,
Than a house full of feasting[a] with strife.
2*A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame,
And will share an inheritance among the brothers.
3*The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the Lord tests the hearts.
4*An evildoer gives heed to false lips;
A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.
5*He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;
He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
6*Children’s children are the crown of old men,
And the glory of children is their father.
7*Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool,
Much less lying lips to a prince.
8*A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
9*He who covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter separates friends.
10*Rebuke is more effective for a wise man
Than a hundred blows on a fool.
11*An evil man seeks only rebellion;
Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12*Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.
13*Whoever rewards evil for good,
Evil will not depart from his house.
14*The beginning of strife is like releasing water;
Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.
15*He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
16*Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom,
Since he has no heart for it?
17*A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
18*A man devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge,
And becomes surety for his friend.
19*He who loves transgression loves strife,
And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
20*He who has a deceitful heart finds no good,
And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.
21*He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.
22*A merry heart does good, like medicine,
But a broken spirit dries the bones.
23*A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back[c]
To pervert the ways of justice.
24*Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding,
But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25*A foolish son is a grief to his father,
And bitterness to her who bore him.
26*Also, to punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.
27*He who has knowledge spares his words,
And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.
28*Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace;
When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.
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