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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Proverbs 17 Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" 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Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-1.htm#aramaic"><b>1</b></a></span>Dry bread in quietness is better than a house full of the sacrifices of judgment.<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-2.htm#aramaic"><b>2</b></a></span>An intelligent Servant will be authorized over a disgraceful son, and he will divide property among brothers.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-3.htm#aramaic"><b>3</b></a></span>A refining pot proves silver, and the furnace gold, and LORD JEHOVAH tests the heart.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-4.htm#aramaic"><b>4</b></a></span>An evil man listens to the lips of the wicked, and the righteous does not hear the tongue of the wicked.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-5.htm#aramaic"><b>5</b></a></span>He that laughs against the poor angers his Creator, and he that rejoices at ruin will not be spared.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-6.htm#aramaic"><b>6</b></a></span>Grandchildren are the crown of old men and the glory of children is their fathers.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-7.htm#aramaic"><b>7</b></a></span>A trustworthy utterance is unbecoming to a fool; so is a false utterance to a righteous one.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-8.htm#aramaic"><b>8</b></a></span>A precious stone is beautiful in the eyes of him who owns it, and wherever it turns it is notable.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-9.htm#aramaic"><b>9</b></a></span>He that conceals an evil seeks friendship and he that hates to conceal separates from a close friend.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-10.htm#aramaic"><b>10</b></a></span>A rebuke breaks the heart of the wise, and instead of reproof, a fool is whipped and is unaware of it.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-11.htm#aramaic"><b>11</b></a></span>A contentious man seeks evil and a merciless messenger is sent upon him.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-12.htm#aramaic"><b>12</b></a></span>Anxiety and fear fall to a wise man, and to a fool in his insanity.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-13.htm#aramaic"><b>13</b></a></span>Evil will not depart from the house of him that pays evil for good.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-14.htm#aramaic"><b>14</b></a></span>He that sheds blood provokes judgment before a Ruler.<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-15.htm#aramaic"><b>15</b></a></span>He that justifies the evil and condemns the righteous is defiled in front of LORD JEHOVAH.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-16.htm#aramaic"><b>16</b></a></span>Why does property go to a fool when he has no heart to possess wisdom?<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-17.htm#aramaic"><b>17</b></a></span>A friend is loved at all times and a brother is born for trouble.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-18.htm#aramaic"><b>18</b></a></span>A foolish man hands over his bounty which he pledges for his neighbor as security.<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-19.htm#aramaic"><b>19</b></a></span>He that loves evil loves fraud and brawling, and he that exalts his gate seeks ruin for his soul.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-20.htm#aramaic"><b>20</b></a></span>He that is perverse in his heart will not find good and he that perverts his tongue falls into evil.<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-21.htm#aramaic"><b>21</b></a></span>He that begets a fool, it is to his own shame, neither will his father rejoice in him.<p> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-22.htm#aramaic"><b>22</b></a></span>A merry heart improves the body and a depressed spirit dries the bones.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-23.htm#aramaic"><b>23</b></a></span>He that takes a bribe is evil, for he turns the way of justice aside.<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-24.htm#aramaic"><b>24</b></a></span>The face of an intelligent one observes wisdom, and the eyes of a fool are in the depths of the Earth.<p> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-25.htm#aramaic"><b>25</b></a></span>A foolish son angers his father and embitters her that bore him.<p> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-26.htm#aramaic"><b>26</b></a></span>To harm the righteous is not good, neither to beat the righteous who speak correct things.<p> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-27.htm#aramaic"><b>27</b></a></span>He that spares his words knows knowledge, and a patient man is wise.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/17-28.htm#aramaic"><b>28</b></a></span>A madman who is silent is considered a wise person, and he that keeps his lips silent is considered intelligent. <p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Peshitta Holy Bible Translated<br>Translated by Glenn David Bauscher<br>Glenn David Bauscher<br>Lulu Publishing<br>Copyright © 2018 Lulu Publishing<br>3rd edition Copyright © 2019<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' 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