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Proverbs 17
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Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of
sacrifices with strife. |
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| 17:2
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall
have part of the inheritance among the brethren. |
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The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD
trieth the hearts. |
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| 17:4
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a
naughty tongue. |
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| 17:5
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at
calamities shall not be unpunished. |
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| 17:6
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children
are their fathers. |
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Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. |
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| 17:8
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it:
whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. |
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| 17:9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a
matter separateth very friends. |
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| 17:10
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a
fool. |
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| 17:11
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be
sent against him. |
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| 17:12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his
folly. |
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| 17:13
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. |
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| 17:14
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave
off contention, before it be meddled with. |
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| 17:15
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they
both are abomination to the LORD. |
"he that condemneth the just"
Has the ever been a just person?
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| 17:16
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he
hath no heart to it? |
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| 17:17
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. |
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| 17:18
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the
presence of his friend. |
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| 17:19
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate
seeketh destruction. |
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| 17:20
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse
tongue falleth into mischief. |
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| 17:21
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool
hath no joy. |
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| 17:22
A merry heart doeth
good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. |
"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine."
Is it good to be happy?
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| 17:23
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of
judgment. |
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Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are
in the ends of the earth. |
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| 17:25
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare
him. |
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Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity. |
"To punish the just is not good."
Has the ever been a just person?
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| 17:27
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of
an excellent spirit. |
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| 17:28
Even a fool, when he
holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is
esteemed a man of understanding.
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"Even a fool, when he holdeth his
peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of
understanding."
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