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Proverbs 17
Contrast The Upright And The Wicked

Proverbs Chapter 17 • Daily Reading by Pastor Chopper Ward


Proverbs 17
King James Version

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

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

3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold:
but the Lord trieth the hearts.​

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

5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker:
and he that is glad at calamities 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 repeateth a matter separateth very friends.​

10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man
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 it be meddled with.​

15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just,
even they both are abomination to the Lord.​

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

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 friend.​

19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
and he that exalteth 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 doeth good like a medicine:
but a broken spirit drieth the bones.​

23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom
to pervert the ways of judgment.​

24 Wisdom is before 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 just is not good,
nor to strike princes for equity.​

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

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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