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| Proverbs 17:1 | Better [is] a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife. | Better a bit of dry bread in peace, than a house full of feasting and violent behaviour. |
| Proverbs 17:2 | A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance. | A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers. |
| Proverbs 17:3 | A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts [is] Jehovah. | The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts. |
| Proverbs 17:4 | An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue. | A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue. |
| Proverbs 17:5 | Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted. | Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment. |
| Proverbs 17:6 | Sons` sons [are] the crown of old men, And the glory of sons [are] their fathers. | Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers. |
| Proverbs 17:7 | Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood. | Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler. |
| Proverbs 17:8 | A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. | An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well. |
| Proverbs 17:9 | Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend. | He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends. |
| Proverbs 17:10 | Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool. | A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man. |
| Proverbs 17:11 | An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him. | An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him. |
| Proverbs 17:12 | The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And not a fool in his folly. | It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly. |
| Proverbs 17:13 | Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house. | If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house. |
| Proverbs 17:14 | The beginning of contention [is] a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife. | The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows. |
| Proverbs 17:15 | Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these [are] an abomination to Jehovah. | He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord. |
| Proverbs 17:16 | Why [is] this a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none? | How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense? |
| Proverbs 17:17 | At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born. | A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble. |
| Proverbs 17:18 | A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend. | A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour. |
| Proverbs 17:19 | Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction. | The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction. |
| Proverbs 17:20 | The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil. | Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble. |
| Proverbs 17:21 | Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not. | He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy. |
| Proverbs 17:22 | A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone. | A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry. |
| Proverbs 17:23 | A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment. | A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause. |
| Proverbs 17:24 | The face of the intelligent [is] to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool at the end of the earth. | Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth. |
| Proverbs 17:25 | A provocation to his father [is] a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him. | A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth. |
| Proverbs 17:26 | Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness. | To give punishment to the upright is not good, or to give blows to the noble for their righteousness. |
| Proverbs 17:27 | One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper [is] a man of understanding. | He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense. |
| Proverbs 17:28 | Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent! | Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense. |
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