en_RV1895 - Pro 17 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than an house full of feasting with strife

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

³ The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: But the LORD trieth the hearts

⁴ An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue

⁵ Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished

⁶ Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers

⁷ Excellent speech becometh not a fool: Much less do lying lips a prince

⁸ A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth

⁹ He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends

¹⁰ A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding than an hundred stripes into a fool

¹¹ An evil man seeketh only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him

¹² Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly

¹³ Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there be quarrelling

¹⁵ He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD

¹⁶ Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?

¹⁷ A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity

¹⁸ A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour

¹⁹ He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction

²⁰ He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief

²¹ He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: And the father of a fool hath no joy

²² A merry heart is a good medicine: But a broken spirit drieth up the bones

²³ A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of judgement

²⁴ Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding: But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth

²⁵ A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him

²⁶ Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to smite the noble for their uprightness

²⁷ He that spareth his words hath knowledge: And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding

²⁸ Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.