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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 17) Proverbs 17:1-9 KJV
"Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. A gift 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 repeateth a matter separateth very friends."
Proverbs Chapter 17, Verse 1-9
Proverbs 17:1-9 in Context (Verses 1–12 KJV)
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.