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