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A gift is a stone of favor">d</a></span> in the eyes of its giver;</p> <p class="poetry2">wherever he turns he prospers.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Anyone who overlooks<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:9 Lit. covers">e</a></span> an offense promotes love,</p> <p class="poetry2">but someone who gossips separates close friends.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>A rebuke is more effective with a man of understanding</p> <p class="poetry2">than a hundred lashes to a fool.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>A rebellious person seeks evil;</p> <p class="poetry2">a cruel emissary will be sent to oppose him.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>It’s better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs</p> <p class="poetry2">than a fool in his stupidity.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The person who repays good with evil</p> <p class="poetry2">will never see<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:13 The Heb. lacks will see">f</a></span> evil leave his home.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Starting a quarrel is like spilling water—</p> <p class="poetry2">so drop the dispute before it escalates.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Exonerating the wicked and condemning the righteous</p> <p class="poetry2">are both detestable to the LORD.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>What is this? A fool has enough money to buy wisdom,</p> <p class="poetry2">but is senseless?<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:16 Lit. but has no heart">g</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>A friend loves at all times,</p> <p class="poetry2">and a brother is there<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:17 Lit. born">h</a></span> for times of trouble.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>A man who lacks sense<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:18 Lit. heart">i</a></span> cosigns a loan,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:18 Lit. sense strikes the palm">j</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">becoming a guarantor for his neighbor.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The person who loves transgression loves strife;</p> <p class="poetry2">the person who builds a high gate invites destruction.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The person whose mind<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:20 Lit. heart">k</a></span> is perverse does not find good,</p> <p class="poetry2">and anyone with perverted speech falls into trouble.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The man who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow—</p> <p class="poetry2">the father of a fool has no joy.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>A joyful heart is good medicine,</p> <p class="poetry2">but a broken spirit drains one’s strength.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:22 Lit. spirit dries the bones">l</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The wicked man takes a bribe in secret</p> <p class="poetry2">in order to pervert the course of justice.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective,</p> <p class="poetry2">but a fool looks only<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:24 The Heb. lacks only">m</a></span> to earthly goals.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>A foolish son brings grief to his father</p> <p class="poetry2">and bitterness to his mother.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:25 Lit. to the one who bore him">n</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Furthermore, it isn’t good to fine the righteous,</p> <p class="poetry2">or to beat an official because of his uprightness.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Whoever controls what he says is knowledgeable;</p> <p class="poetry2">anyone who has a calm spirit is a man of understanding.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Even a fool is thought to be wise when he remains silent;</p> <p class="poetry2">he is thought to be prudent when he keeps his mouth shut.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 17:1 Lit. <i>quiet</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 17:1 Lit. <i>house full of meat</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 17:7 Lit. <i>lips</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 17:8 Lit. <i>A gift is a stone of favor</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 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