Proverbs 17

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1Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.13 cross-references: Proverbs 15:17, Proverbs 21:19, Psalms 37:16, Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 7:14
2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.16 cross-references: Proverbs 10:5, Ecclesiastes 4:13, Proverbs 14:35, Proverbs 19:26, Proverbs 11:29
3The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.37 cross-references: Isaiah 48:10, Jeremiah 17:10, Psalms 26:2, Proverbs 27:21, 1 Chronicles 29:17
4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.11 cross-references: 2 Timothy 4:3–4, 1 John 4:5, Proverbs 28:4, Isaiah 30:10, Jeremiah 5:31
5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.33 cross-references: Proverbs 14:31, 1 John 3:17, Job 31:29, Proverbs 16:5, Obadiah 1:11–13
6Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.22 cross-references: Psalms 127:3–5, Proverbs 13:22, Proverbs 16:31, Psalms 128:3–6, Exodus 3:14–15
7Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.14 cross-references: Proverbs 29:12, Psalms 101:3–5, Matthew 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:3, Proverbs 26:7
8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.26 cross-references: Exodus 23:8, Amos 5:12, Deuteronomy 16:19, Isaiah 1:23, 1 Samuel 25:35
9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.10 cross-references: Proverbs 10:12, 1 Peter 4:8, Proverbs 16:28, Psalms 32:1
10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.18 cross-references: Revelation 3:19, Proverbs 9:8–9, Proverbs 29:19, Psalms 141:5, Proverbs 13:1
11An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.16 cross-references: 2 Samuel 16:5–9, 2 Samuel 18:15, 1 Kings 2:46, 1 Kings 2:31, Matthew 22:7
12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.16 cross-references: 2 Samuel 17:8, Hosea 13:8, Proverbs 28:15, Proverbs 27:3, Matthew 2:16
13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.27 cross-references: Psalms 109:4–13, Romans 12:17, 1 Peter 3:9, Psalms 35:12, Psalms 55:12–15
14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.53 cross-references: Proverbs 25:8, Proverbs 20:3, 2 Timothy 2:23–24, 1 Thessalonians 4:11, Proverbs 15:1
15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.35 cross-references: Exodus 23:7, Proverbs 18:5, Isaiah 5:23, Proverbs 24:23–24, Amos 6:12
16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?32 cross-references: Proverbs 23:23, Proverbs 21:25–26, Proverbs 18:15, Proverbs 8:4–5, Acts 28:26–27
17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.24 cross-references: Proverbs 18:24, John 15:13–14, 1 Samuel 20:17, Proverbs 19:7, 1 Samuel 18:3
18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.11 cross-references: Proverbs 11:15, Proverbs 6:1–5, Proverbs 22:26–27, Proverbs 20:16, Proverbs 22:16
19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.19 cross-references: Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 18:12, 1 Samuel 25:36–38, James 3:14–16, Proverbs 29:22–23
20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.15 cross-references: James 3:6–8, Proverbs 10:31, Psalms 18:26, Proverbs 10:10, Proverbs 6:12–15
21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.16 cross-references: Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 19:13, Proverbs 15:20, Genesis 26:34, Proverbs 23:15–16
22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.22 cross-references: Proverbs 15:13, Proverbs 12:25, Proverbs 18:14, 2 Corinthians 7:10, Romans 5:2–5
23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.21 cross-references: Micah 7:3, Proverbs 17:8, Deuteronomy 16:19, Exodus 23:8, Isaiah 1:23
24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.16 cross-references: Ecclesiastes 2:14, Ecclesiastes 8:1, Proverbs 14:6, Psalms 119:37, Ecclesiastes 6:9
25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.14 cross-references: Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 19:13, Proverbs 15:20, Ecclesiastes 2:18–19, 2 Samuel 13:1–22
26Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.13 cross-references: Proverbs 17:15, Proverbs 18:5, John 18:22, Micah 5:1, 2 Samuel 3:39
27He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.14 cross-references: James 3:18, James 1:19, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 10:19, James 3:2
28Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.8 cross-references: Job 13:5, Proverbs 15:2, Ecclesiastes 10:14, Ecclesiastes 5:3, Ecclesiastes 10:3

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