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Prov. 17:1 A poor but loving home is better than a home filled with feasting and strife (see 5:17).
Prov. 17:3 Crucible and furnace suggest that the Lord tests hearts through difficulties.
Prov. 17:8 A bribe is like a magic stone . . . prospers. The writer observes that those who offer bribes often get what they want, but he does not condone such actions (compare note on 14:20). The wise person will ponder this reality and recognize it as a temptation.
Prov. 17:9–19 These verses include two collections of proverbs (vv. 9–13 and vv. 14–19) on the theme of interpersonal conflict.
Prov. 17:9–13 This section begins by stressing the importance of friends forgiving one another (v. 9). It then notes the wisdom of accepting friendly correction (v. 10). It concludes with statements about the dangerous effects of constant rebellion against God (v. 11–13).
Prov. 17:14 This verse advises the reader to either avoid or resolve conflict before control is lost. like letting out water. Once a dam has been breached, there is no holding back the water—an appropriate image for the rapid and damaging escalation of a quarrel.
Prov. 17:18 pledge . . . security. See note on 6:1–5.
Prov. 17:19 Transgression and strife go together (see v. 14). Transgression is in the heart of the person who loves strife and is unwilling to “quit before the quarrel breaks out” (see v. 14). Such a person is characterized by pride and arrogance (makes his door high). While he aims to ruin others, in reality he is achieving his own destruction.
Prov. 17:23–26 Verses 23 and 26 speak of justice being thwarted. Verse 24 speaks of the fool who wastes his life chasing unattainable goals (the ends of the earth), and v. 25 speaks of the fool who causes distress for his parents. Folly and injustice both fill life with grief and irritation.
Prov. 17:25 The picture of a foolish son grieving the mother who bore him expands on v. 21 (see also 15:5; 20; 23:22–25). Such images should encourage both children and parents to seek the benefits of wisdom.
Prov. 17:27–18:4 This section begins and ends with proverbs on the careful, restrained use of words (17:27; 18:4).
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