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The Proverbs, 17

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Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife. 
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A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren. 
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The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts. 
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An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; `And' a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue. 
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Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; `And' he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished. 
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Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers. 
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Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince. 
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A bribe is `as' a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. 
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He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends. 
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A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool. 
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An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. 
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Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly. 
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Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house. 
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The beginning of strife is `as' when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling. 
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He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah. 
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Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding? 
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A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity. 
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A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor. 
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He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction. 
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He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. 
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He that begetteth a fool `doeth it' to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy. 
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A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones. 
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A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice. 
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Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. 
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A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him. 
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Also to punish the righteous is not good, `Nor' to smite the noble for `their' uprightness. 
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He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding. 
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Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is `esteemed as' prudent. 

 

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