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Proverbs 17 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:1 - Better a bit of dry bread in peace, than a house full of feasting and violent behaviour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:2 - A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:3 - The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:4 - A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:5 - Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:6 - Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:7 - Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:8 - An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:9 - He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:10 - A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:11 - An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:12 - It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:13 - If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:14 - The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:15 - He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:16 - How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:17 - A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18 - A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:19 - The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:20 - Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:21 - He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:22 - A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:23 - A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:24 - Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:25 - A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:26 - To give punishment to the upright is not good, or to give blows to the noble for their righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:27 - He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:28 - Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.
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The Bible in Basic English was translated by Professor Samuel Henry Hooke (1874-1968)
This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

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