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