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Proverbs 17 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:1 - Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:2 - A slave who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:3 - The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tries hearts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:4 - An evildoer listens to wicked lips; and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:5 - He who mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:6 - Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of sons is their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:7 - Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:8 - A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:9 - He who forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter alienates a friend.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:10 - A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:11 - An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:12 - Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs, rather than a fool in his folly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:13 - If a man returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:14 - The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:15 - He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:16 - Why should a fool have a price in his hand to buy wisdom, when he has no mind?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:17 - A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18 - A man without sense gives a pledge, and becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:19 - He who loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:20 - A man of crooked mind does not prosper, and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:21 - A stupid son is a grief to a father; and the father of a fool has no joy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:22 - A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:23 - A wicked man accepts a bribe from the bosom to pervert the ways of justice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:24 - A man of understanding sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool 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 bitterness to her who bore him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:26 - To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good; to flog noble men is wrong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:27 - He who restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:28 - Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
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Source: Transcribed from: The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version containing the Old and New Testaments, translated from the original tongues: being the version set forth A.D. 1611, revised A.D. 1881-1885 and A.D. 1901: compared with the most ancient authorities and revised A.D. 1946-52. — 2nd ed. of New Testament A.D. 1971. There should be enough in the rest of the description to identify the text.

Language: English

Availability: Freely available for non-commercial use provided that this header is included in its entirety with any copy distributed.

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Proverbs Chapter 17 — Additional Translations:

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