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class="line2">than a house full of feasting, with strife.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son</p><p class="line2">and will share the inheritance as one of the family.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,</p><p class="line2">but the <span class="name">Lord</span> tests the heart.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;</p><p class="line2">a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;</p><p class="line2">whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Children’s children are a crown to the aged,</p><p class="line2">and parents are the pride of their children.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—</p><p class="line2">how much worse lying lips to a ruler!</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;</p><p class="line2">they think success will come at every turn.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,</p><p class="line2">but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>A rebuke impresses a discerning person</p><p class="line2">more than a hundred lashes a fool.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Evildoers foster rebellion against God;</p><p class="line2">the messenger of death will be sent against them.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs</p><p class="line2">than a fool bent on folly.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Evil will never leave the house</p><p class="line2">of one who pays back evil for good.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;</p><p class="line2">so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent—</p><p class="line2">the <span class="name">Lord</span> detests them both.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,</p><p class="line2">when they are not able to understand it?</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><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="line2">and a brother is born for a time of adversity.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge</p><p class="line2">and puts up security for a neighbor.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;</p><p class="line2">whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;</p><p class="line2">one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>To have a fool for a child brings grief;</p><p class="line2">there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>A cheerful heart is good medicine,</p><p class="line2">but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The wicked accept bribes in secret</p><p class="line2">to pervert the course of justice.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,</p><p class="line2">but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><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="line2">and bitterness to the mother who bore him.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,</p><p class="line2">surely to flog honest officials is not right.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,</p><p class="line2">and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,</p><p class="line2">and discerning if they hold their tongues.</p></div><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International 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