17:1. Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims
with strife.
17:2. A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the
inheritance among the brethren.
17:3. As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord
trieth the hearts.
17:4. The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful
hearkeneth to lying lips.
17:5. He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his maker: and he that
rejoiceth at another man's ruin, shall not be unpunished.
17:6. Children's children are the crown of old men: and the glory of
children are their fathers.
17:7. Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince.
17:8. The expectation of him that expecteth is a most acceptable jewel:
whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely.
17:9. He that concealeth a transgression, seeketh friendships: he that
repeateth it again, separateth friends.
17:10. A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes
with a fool.
17:11. An evil man always seeketh quarrels: but a cruel angel shall be
sent against him.
17:12. It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool
trusting in his own folly.
17:13. He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his
house.
17:14. The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: and
before he suffereth reproach, he forsaketh judgment.
17:15. He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just,
both are abominable before God.
17:16. What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy
wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that
refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils.
17:17. He that is a friend loveth at all times: and a brother is proved
in distress.
17:18. A foolish man will clap hands, when he is surety for his friend.
17:19. He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth
his door, seeketh ruin.
17:20. He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that
perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.
17:21. A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall
not rejoice in a fool.
17:22. A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth
up the bones.
17:23. The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may
pervert the paths of judgment.
17:24. Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in
the ends of the earth.
17:25. A foolish son is the anger of the father: and the sorrow of the
mother that bore him.
17:26. It is no good thing to do hurt to the just: nor to strike the
prince, who judgeth right.
17:27. He that setteth bounds to his words, is knowing and wise: and
the man of understanding is of a precious spirit.
17:28. Even a fool, if he will hold his peace, shall be counted wise:
and if he close his lips, a man of understanding.