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Proverbs 17 :: New English Translation (NET)

Pro 17:1

Pro 17:1Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.

Pro 17:2

Pro 17:2A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

Pro 17:3

Pro 17:3The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the LORD tests hearts.

Pro 17:4

Pro 17:4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

Pro 17:5

Pro 17:5The one who mocks the poor insults his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

Pro 17:6

Pro 17:6Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

Pro 17:7

Pro 17:7Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!

Pro 17:8

Pro 17:8A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it; in whatever he does he succeeds.

Pro 17:9

Pro 17:9The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.

Pro 17:10

Pro 17:10A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.

Pro 17:11

Pro 17:11An evil person seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Pro 17:12

Pro 17:12It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.

Pro 17:13

Pro 17:13As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.

Pro 17:14

Pro 17:14Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; stop it before strife breaks out!

Pro 17:15

Pro 17:15The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent - both of them are an abomination to the LORD.

Pro 17:16

Pro 17:16Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no intention of acquiring wisdom?

Pro 17:17

Pro 17:17A friend loves at all times, and a relative is born to help in adversity.

Pro 17:18

Pro 17:18The one who lacks wisdom strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.

Pro 17:19

Pro 17:19The one who loves a quarrel loves transgression; whoever builds his gate high seeks destruction.

Pro 17:20

Pro 17:20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

Pro 17:21

Pro 17:21Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

Pro 17:22

Pro 17:22A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Pro 17:23

Pro 17:23A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.

Pro 17:24

Pro 17:24Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

Pro 17:25

Pro 17:25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

Pro 17:26

Pro 17:26It is terrible to punish a righteous person, and to flog honorable men is wrong.

Pro 17:27

Pro 17:27The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.

Pro 17:28

Pro 17:28Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.
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