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Proverbs 17 NASB 1995
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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">NASB 1995</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nas/esv/proverbs/17.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><font color="#000000"><b><i>Contrast the Upright and the Wicked</i></b></font><font size="1"><br><br></font><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-1.htm" target="_top"><b>1</b></a></span>Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it<br> Than a house full of feasting with strife.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-2.htm" target="_top"><b>2</b></a></span>A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,<br> And will share in the inheritance among brothers.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-3.htm" target="_top"><b>3</b></a></span>The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,<br> But the L<font size="1">ORD</font> tests hearts.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-4.htm" target="_top"><b>4</b></a></span>An evildoer listens to wicked lips;<br> A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-5.htm" target="_top"><b>5</b></a></span>He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker;<br> He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-6.htm" target="_top"><b>6</b></a></span>Grandchildren are the crown of old men,<br> And the glory of sons is their fathers.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-7.htm" target="_top"><b>7</b></a></span>Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool,<br> Much less are lying lips to a prince.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-8.htm" target="_top"><b>8</b></a></span>A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owner;<br> Wherever he turns, he prospers.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-9.htm" target="_top"><b>9</b></a></span>He who conceals a transgression seeks love,<br> But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-10.htm" target="_top"><b>10</b></a></span>A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding<br> Than a hundred blows into a fool.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-11.htm" target="_top"><b>11</b></a></span>A rebellious man seeks only evil,<br> So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-12.htm" target="_top"><b>12</b></a></span>Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,<br> Rather than a fool in his folly.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-13.htm" target="_top"><b>13</b></a></span>He who returns evil for good,<br> Evil will not depart from his house.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-14.htm" target="_top"><b>14</b></a></span>The beginning of strife is <i>like</i> letting out water,<br> So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-15.htm" target="_top"><b>15</b></a></span>He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous,<br> Both of them alike are an abomination to the L<font size="1">ORD</font>.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-16.htm" target="_top"><b>16</b></a></span>Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,<br> When he has no sense?<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-17.htm" target="_top"><b>17</b></a></span>A friend loves at all times,<br> And a brother is born for adversity.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-18.htm" target="_top"><b>18</b></a></span>A man lacking in sense pledges<br> And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-19.htm" target="_top"><b>19</b></a></span>He who loves transgression loves strife;<br> He who raises his door seeks destruction.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-20.htm" target="_top"><b>20</b></a></span>He who has a crooked mind finds no good,<br> And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-21.htm" target="_top"><b>21</b></a></span>He who sires a fool <i>does so</i> to his sorrow,<br> And the father of a fool has no joy.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-22.htm" target="_top"><b>22</b></a></span>A joyful heart is good medicine,<br> But a broken spirit dries up the bones.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-23.htm" target="_top"><b>23</b></a></span>A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom<br> To pervert the ways of justice.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-24.htm" target="_top"><b>24</b></a></span>Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding,<br> But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-25.htm" target="_top"><b>25</b></a></span>A foolish son is a grief to his father<br> And bitterness to her who bore him.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-26.htm" target="_top"><b>26</b></a></span>It is also not good to fine the righteous,<br> <i>Nor</i> to strike the noble for <i>their</i> uprightness.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-27.htm" target="_top"><b>27</b></a></span>He who restrains his words has knowledge,<br> And he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-28.htm" target="_top"><b>28</b></a></span>Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is 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