book_id: PRO

book: Proverbs

reference: Proverbs 17:1

text: Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.


reference: Proverbs 17:2

text: A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.


reference: Proverbs 17:3

text: The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.


reference: Proverbs 17:4

text: A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.


reference: Proverbs 17:5

text: Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.


reference: Proverbs 17:6

text: Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.


reference: Proverbs 17:7

text: Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.


reference: Proverbs 17:8

text: A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.


reference: Proverbs 17:9

text: He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.


reference: Proverbs 17:10

text: A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.


reference: Proverbs 17:11

text: An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.


reference: Proverbs 17:12

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


reference: Proverbs 17:13

text: Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.


reference: Proverbs 17:14

text: The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.


reference: Proverbs 17:15

text: He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.


reference: Proverbs 17:16

text: Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?


reference: Proverbs 17:17

text: A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.


reference: Proverbs 17:18

text: A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.


reference: Proverbs 17:19

text: He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.


reference: Proverbs 17:20

text: He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.


reference: Proverbs 17:21

text: He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.


reference: Proverbs 17:22

text: A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.


reference: Proverbs 17:23

text: A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.


reference: Proverbs 17:24

text: Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.


reference: Proverbs 17:25

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


reference: Proverbs 17:26

text: Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.


reference: Proverbs 17:27

text: He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.


reference: Proverbs 17:28

text: Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.