Proverbs 17 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

Pro 17:1

Pro 17:1Better is a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.

Pro 17:2

Pro 17:2A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance.

Pro 17:3

Pro 17:3A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts is Jehovah.

Pro 17:4

Pro 17:4An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.

Pro 17:5

Pro 17:5Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.

Pro 17:6

Pro 17:6Sons' sons are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons are their fathers.

Pro 17:7

Pro 17:7Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.

Pro 17:8

Pro 17:8A stone of grace is the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Pro 17:9

Pro 17:9Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

Pro 17:10

Pro 17:10Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.

Pro 17:11

Pro 17:11An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.

Pro 17:12

Pro 17:12The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And -- not a fool in his folly.

Pro 17:13

Pro 17:13Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.

Pro 17:14

Pro 17:14The beginning of contention is a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

Pro 17:15

Pro 17:15Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these are an abomination to Jehovah.

Pro 17:16

Pro 17:16Why is this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

Pro 17:17

Pro 17:17At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.

Pro 17:18

Pro 17:18A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend.

Pro 17:19

Pro 17:19Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.

Pro 17:20

Pro 17:20The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.

Pro 17:21

Pro 17:21Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.

Pro 17:22

Pro 17:22A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.

Pro 17:23

Pro 17:23A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.

Pro 17:24

Pro 17:24The face of the intelligent is to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth.

Pro 17:25

Pro 17:25A provocation to his father is a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.

Pro 17:26

Pro 17:26Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness.

Pro 17:27

Pro 17:27One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper is a man of understanding.

Pro 17:28

Pro 17:28Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!

The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

Proverbs 17 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

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