Pro Proverbs, chapter Proverbs of Solomon, chapter 17
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith,
Than a house full of feasting with strife.Pro 15:17
A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame,
And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;
But Jehovah trieth the hearts.Pro 27:21; Jer 17:10
An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips;
And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker;
And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.Pro 14:31
Children’s children are the crown of old men;
And the glory of children are their fathers.Psa 128:6; 2Ti 1:5
Excellent speech becometh not a fool;
Much less do lying lips a prince.
A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it;
Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.Pro 10:12
A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding
Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
An evil man seeketh only rebellion;
Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man,
Rather than a fool in his folly.
Whoso rewardeth evil for good,
Evil shall not depart from his house.Deu 32:35; 1Pe 3:9; Rom 12:17; Rom 12:19; 1Th 5:15
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water:
Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.Pro 24:24; Isa 5:23
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
Seeing he hath no understanding?
A friend loveth at all times;
And a brother is born for adversity.Pro 18:24
A man void of understanding striketh hands,
And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.Pro 6:1; Pro 11:15
He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good;
And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.Pro 6:14
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow;
And the father of a fool hath no joy.Pro 15:20
A cheerful heart is a good medicine;
But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.Pro 15:13
A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom,
To pervert the ways of justice.Pro 21:14
Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding;
But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.Ecc 2:14; Ecc 8:1
A foolish son is a grief to his father,
And bitterness to her that bare him.Pro 15:20
Also to punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.
He that spareth his words hath knowledge;
And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.Jas 1:19
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise;
When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.