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The Book of Proverbs
Chapter 17
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Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife. |
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A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren. |
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As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts. |
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The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips. |
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He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his maker: and he that rejoiceth at another man's ruin, 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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Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince. |
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The expectation of him that expecteth is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely. |
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He that concealeth a transgression, seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends. |
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A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool. |
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An evil man always seeketh quarrels: but a cruel angel shall be sent against him. |
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It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly. |
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He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. |
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The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: and before he suffereth reproach, he forsaketh judgment. |
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He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, both are abominable before God. |
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What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils. |
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He that is a friend loveth at all times: and a brother is proved in distress. |
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A foolish man will clap hands, when he is surety for his friend. |
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He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin. |
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He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil. |
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A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool. |
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A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones. |
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The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment. |
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Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in the ends of the earth. |
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A foolish son is the anger of the father: and the sorrow of the mother that bore him. |
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It is no good thing to do hurt to the just: nor to strike the prince, who judgeth right. |
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He that setteth bounds to his words, is knowing and wise: and the man of understanding is of a precious spirit. |
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Even a fool, if he will hold his peace, shall be counted wise: and if he close his lips, a man of understanding. |
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