Proverbs 17 (NET)

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Proverbs 17:1¹Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:2²A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:3³The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the Lord tests hearts.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:4⁴One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:5⁵The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:6⁶Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:7⁷Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:8⁸A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it; in whatever he does he succeeds.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:9⁹The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:10¹⁰A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:11¹¹An evil person seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:12¹²It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:13¹³As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:14¹⁴Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; abandon strife before it breaks out!Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:15¹⁵The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent — both of them are an abomination to the Lord.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:16¹⁶What’s the point of a fool having money in hand to buy wisdom, when his head is empty?Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:17¹⁷A friend loves at all times, and a relative is born to help in adversity.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:18¹⁸The one who lacks sense strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:19¹⁹The one who loves a quarrel loves transgression; whoever builds his gate high seeks destruction.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:20²⁰The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:21²¹Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:22²²A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:23²³A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:24²⁴Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:25²⁵A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:26²⁶It is terrible to punish a righteous person, and to flog honorable men is wrong.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:27²⁷The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Proverbs 17:28²⁸Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

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