Proverbs 17

1Better is a morsel with enjoyment in peace Than a house full of many good things and unrighteous sacrifices with quarreling.

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2A servant with discernment shall rule over masters without discernment, And will divide portions among brethren.

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3As silver and gold are tested in a furnace, So are chosen hearts before the Lord.

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4An evil man heeds the tongue of the lawless, But a righteous man pays no attention to false lips.

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5He who laughs at the poor provokes the One who made him, And he who rejoices in destruction will not be unpunished; But he who has compassion will be shown mercy.

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6The crown of old men is children of children, And the boasting of children is their fathers.

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7The entire world of goods belongs to the faithful, But to the faithless, not even a penny.

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8Faithful lips will not adapt to a man without discernment, Nor lying lips to a righteous man.

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9Instruction awards benefits to those using it, And wherever it turns, it prospers them.

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10He who hides wrongdoings seeks love, But he who hates to cover them will separate friends and close relatives.

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11A threat breaks the heart of a man with discernment, But a man without discernment, though flogged, has no perception.

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12Every evil man stirs up controversy, But the Lord will send him a merciless messenger.

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13Care will befall a thoughtful man, But men without discernment devise evil things.

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14He who repays evil for good, Evil will not be removed from his house.

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15The foundation of righteousness gives authority to words, But discord and quarreling precede poverty.

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16He who judges the unrighteous as righteous, and the righteous as unrighteous, He is unclean and abominable before God.

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17Why do goods belong to a man without discernment? For a heartless man is unable to gain wisdom.

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18He who makes his own house lofty seeks destruction, And the one who turns away from learning will fall into evils.

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19Let a friend be with you on every occasion, And let brethren be useful in necessities, For they are begotten for this reason.

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20A man without discernment applauds and rejoices over himself, As also the one who gives himself as surety for his friend.

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21He who loves sin rejoices in quarrels, And the hard-hearted man does not assemble with good men.

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22A changeable man will fall into evils with his tongue, And a heart without discernment is grief to the one possessing it.

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23A father does not delight in an uninstructed son; But a son with discernment gladdens his mother.

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24A cheerful heart makes a man healthy, But the bones of a sorrowful man dry him up.

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25The ways of a man who receives gifts unrighteously do not prosper, And the ungodly man shuns the ways of righteousness.

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26The face of a wise man shows understanding, But the eyes of the man without discernment are upon the ends of the earth.

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27A son without discernment is wrath to a father And grief to her who bore him.

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28It is not good to punish a righteous man, Nor is it holy to plot against righteous princes.

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29He who refrains from uttering a harsh word is intelligent, And a longsuffering man has discernment.

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30Wisdom shall be imputed to a man without understanding who asks for wisdom, And anyone who holds his peace will seem to have discernment.

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