20_PRO_17_01 Better [ Is ] A dry morsel , And quietness therewith , than an house full of sacrifices [ with ] strife .
20_PRO_17_02 A wise servant shall have rule over A son that causeth shame , And shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren .
20_PRO_17_03 the fining pot [ Is ] for silver , And the furnace for gold : but the LORD trieth the hearts .
20_PRO_17_04 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips ; [ And ] A liar giveth ear to A naughty tongue .
20_PRO_17_05 whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his maker : [ And ] he that Is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished .
20_PRO_17_06 children's children [ are ] the crown of old men ; And the glory of children [ are ] their fathers .
20_PRO_17_07 excellent speech becometh not A fool : much less do lying lips A prince .
20_PRO_17_08 A gift [ Is as ] A precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it : whithersoever it turneth , it prospereth .
20_PRO_17_09 he that covereth A transgression seeketh love ; but he that repeateth A matter separateth [ very ] friends .
20_PRO_17_10 A reproof entereth more into A wise man than an hundred stripes into A fool .
20_PRO_17_11 an evil [ man ] seeketh only rebellion : therefore A cruel messenger shall be sent against him .
20_PRO_17_12 let A bear robbed of her whelps meet A man , rather than A fool in his folly .
20_PRO_17_13 whoso rewardeth evil for good , evil shall not Depart from his house .
20_PRO_17_14 the beginning of strife [ Is as ] when one letteth out water : therefore leave off contention , before it be meddled with .
20_PRO_17_15 he that justifieth the wicked , And he that condemneth the just , even they Both [ are ] abomination to the LORD .
20_PRO_17_16 Wherefore [ Is there ] A price in the hand of A fool to get wisdom , seeing [ he hath ] no heart [ to it ] ?
20_PRO_17_17 A friend loveth at all times , And A brother Is born for adversity .
20_PRO_17_18 A man void of understanding striketh hands , [ And ] becometh surety in the presence of his friend .
20_PRO_17_19 he loveth transgression that loveth strife : [ And ] he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction .
20_PRO_17_20 he that hath A froward heart findeth no good : And he that hath A perverse tongue falleth into mischief .
20_PRO_17_21 he that begetteth A fool [ doeth it ] to his sorrow : And the Father of A fool hath no joy .
20_PRO_17_22 A merry heart doeth good [ like ] A medicine : but A broken spirit drieth the bones .
20_PRO_17_23 A wicked [ man ] taketh A gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment .
20_PRO_17_24 wisdom [ Is ] before him that hath understanding ; but the eyes of A fool [ are ] in the ends of the earth .
20_PRO_17_25 A foolish son [ Is ] A grief to his Father , And bitterness to her that bare him .
20_PRO_17_26 also to punish the just [ Is ] not good , [ nor ] to strike princes for equity .
20_PRO_17_27 he that hath knowledge spareth his words : [ And ] A man of understanding Is of an excellent spirit .
20_PRO_17_28 even A fool , when he holdeth his peace , Is counted wise : [ And ] he that shutteth his lips [ Is esteemed ] A man of understanding .