  THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON
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  17:1  Better [is] a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an 
        house full of sacrifices [with] strife.

  17:2  A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, 
        and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

  17:3  The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but 
        the LORD trieth the hearts.

  17:4  A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; [and] a liar giveth 
        ear to a naughty tongue.

  17:5  Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is 
        glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

  17:6  Children's children [are] the crown of old men; and the glory 
        of children [are] their fathers.

  17:7  Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips 
        a prince.

  17:8  A gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: 
        whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

  17:9  He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that 
        repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.

  17:10  A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred 
         stripes into a fool.

  17:11  An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel 
         messenger shall be sent against him.

  17:12  Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool 
         in his folly.

  17:13  Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his 
         house.

  17:14  The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: 
         therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

  17:15  He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, 
         even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.

  17:16  Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get 
         wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?

  17:17  A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

  17:18  A man void of understanding striketh hands, [and] becometh 
         surety in the presence of his friend.

  17:19  He loveth transgression that loveth strife: [and] he that 
         exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

  17:20  He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath 
         a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  17:21  He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the 
         father of a fool hath no joy.

  17:22  A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit 
         drieth the bones.

  17:23  A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the 
         ways of judgment.

  17:24  Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes 
         of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth.

  17:25  A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to 
         her that bare him.

  17:26  Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes 
         for equity.

  17:27  He that hath knowledge spareth his words: [and] a man of 
         understanding is of an excellent spirit.

  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.



