| Chapter 17 |
1 | Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting [with] strife. |
2 | A wise servant shall rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren. |
3 | The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts. |
4 | The evil-doer giveth heed to iniquitous lips; the liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue. |
5 | Whoso mocketh a poor [man] reproacheth his Maker; he that is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent. |
6 | Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. |
7 | Excellent speech becometh not a vile [man]; how much less do lying lips a noble! |
8 | A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth. |
9 | He that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends. |
10 | A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool. |
11 | An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. |
12 | Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly. |
13 | Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. |
14 | The beginning of contention is [as] when one letteth out water; therefore leave off strife before it become vehement. |
15 | He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, even they both are abomination to Jehovah. |
16 | To what purpose is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he] hath no sense? |
17 | The friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. |
18 | A senseless man striketh hands, becoming surety for his neighbour. |
19 | He loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction. |
20 | He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil. |
21 | He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow, and the father of a vile [man] hath no joy. |
22 | A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones. |
23 | A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment. |
24 | Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. |
25 | A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him. |
26 | To punish a righteous [man] is not good, nor to strike nobles because of [their] uprightness. |
27 | He that hath knowledge spareth his words; and a man of understanding is of a cool spirit. |
28 | Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is reckoned wise, [and] he that shutteth his lips, intelligent. |