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  17:1 ¶
Better is a morsel with pleasure in peace, than a house [full] of many good things and unjust sacrifices, with strife. |
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17:1 ¶
Better°
[is] a dry°
morsel,°
and quietness°
therewith, than an house°°
full°
of sacrifices°
[with] strife.° |
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17:2
A wise servant shall have rule over foolish masters, and shall divide portions among brethren. |
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17:2
A wise°°
servant°
shall have rule°°
over a son°
that causeth shame,°°
and shall have part°°
of the inheritance°
among°
the brethren.° |
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17:3
As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord. |
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17:3
The fining pot°
[is] for silver,°
and the furnace°
for gold:°
but Yahweh°
trieth°°
the hearts.° |
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17:4
A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: but a righteous man attends not to false lips. |
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17:4
A wicked doer°°
giveth heed°°
to°
false°
lips;°
[and] a liar°
giveth ear°°
to°
a naughty°
tongue.° |
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17:5
He that laughs at the poor provokes him that made him; and he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless: but he that has compassion shall find mercy. |
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17:5
Whoso mocketh°°
the poor°°
reproacheth°°
his Maker:°°
[and] he that is glad°
at calamities°
shall not°
be unpunished.°° |
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17:6
Children's children are the crown of old men; and their fathers are the glory of children. The faithful has the whole world full of wealth; but the faithless not even a farthing. |
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17:6
Children's°
children°
[are] the crown°
of old men;°
and the glory°
of children°
[are] their fathers.° |
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17:7
Faithful lips will not suit a fool; nor lying lips a just man. |
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17:7
Excellent°
speech°
becometh°
not°
a fool:°
much less°°
do lying°
lips°
a prince.° |
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17:8
Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward; and whithersoever it may turn, it shall prosper. |
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17:8
A gift°
[is as] a precious°
stone°
in the eyes°
of him that hath°
it: whithersoever°°°
it turneth,°°
it prospereth.°° |
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17:9
He that conceals injuries seeks love; but he that hates to hide [them] separates friends and kindred. |
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17:9
He that covereth°°
a transgression°
seeketh°°
love;°
but he that repeateth°°
a matter°
separateth°°
[very] friends.° |
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17:10
A threat breaks down the heart of a wise man; but a fool, though scourged, understands not. |
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17:10
A reproof°
entereth°°
more°
into a wise°
man°°
than an hundred°
stripes°°°
into a fool.° |
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17:11
Every bad man stirs up strifes: but the Lord will send out against him an unmerciful messenger. |
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17:11
An evil°
[man] seeketh°°
only°
rebellion:°
therefore a cruel°
messenger°
shall be sent°°
against him. |
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17:12
Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils. |
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17:12
Let a bear°
robbed°
of her whelps meet°°
a man,°
rather°
than°
a fool°
in his folly.° |
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17:13
Whoso rewards evil for good, evil shall not be removed from his house. |
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17:13
Whoso rewardeth°°
evil°
for°
good,°
evil°
shall not°
depart°°°°
from his house.°° |
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17:14
Rightful rule gives power to words; but sedition and strife precede poverty. |
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17:14
The beginning°
of strife°
[is as] when one letteth out°°
water:°
therefore leave off°°
contention,°
before°
it be meddled°°
with.° |
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17:15
He that pronounces the unjust just, and the just unjust, is unclean and abominable with God. |
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17:15
He that justifieth°°
the wicked,°
and he that condemneth°°
the just,°
even°
they both°
[are] abomination°
to Yahweh.° |
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17:16
Why has the fool wealth? for a senseless man will not be able to purchase wisdom. He that exalts his own house seeks ruin; and he that turns aside from instruction shall fall into mischief. |
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17:16
Wherefore°°
[is there] a price°
in the hand°
of a fool°
to get°°
wisdom,°
seeing [he hath] no°
heart°
[to it]? |
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17:17
Have thou a friend for every time, and let brethren be useful in distress; for on this account are they born. |
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17:17
A friend°
loveth°°
at all°
times,°
and a brother°
is born°°
for adversity.° |
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17:18
A foolish man applauds and rejoices over himself, [as he] also that becomes surety would make himself responsible for his own friends. |
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17:18
A man°
void°
of understanding°
striketh°°
hands,°
[and] becometh°°
surety°
in the presence°
of his friend.° |
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17:19
A lover of sin rejoices in strifes; |
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17:19
He loveth°°
transgression°
that loveth°°
strife:°
[and] he that exalteth°°
his gate°
seeketh°°
destruction.° |
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17:20
and the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs; |
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17:20
He that hath a froward°
heart°
findeth°°
no°
good:°
and he that hath a perverse°°
tongue°
falleth°°
into mischief.° |
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17:21
and the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; but a wise son gladdens his mother. |
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17:21
He that begetteth°°
a fool°
[doeth it] to his sorrow:°
and the father°
of a fool°
hath no°
joy.°° |
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17:22
A glad heart promotes health; but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up. |
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17:22
A merry°
heart°
doeth good°°
[like] a medicine:°
but a broken°
spirit°
drieth°°
the bones.° |
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17:23
The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in [his] bosom do not prosper; and an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness. |
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17:23
A wicked°
[man] taketh°°
a gift°
out of the bosom°°
to pervert°°
the ways°
of judgment.° |
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17:24
The countenance of a wise man is sensible; but the eyes of a fool [go] to the ends of the earth. |
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17:24
Wisdom°
[is] before°°
him that hath understanding;°°°
but the eyes°
of a fool°
[are] in the ends°
of the earth.° |
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17:25
A foolish son [is a cause of] anger to his father, and grief to her that bore him. |
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17:25
A foolish°
son°
[is] a grief°
to his father,°
and bitterness°
to her that bare°°
him. |
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17:26
[It is] not right to punish a righteous man, nor [is it] holy to plot against righteous princes. |
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17:26
Also°
to punish°°
the just°
[is] not°
good,°
[nor] to strike°°
princes°
for°
equity.° |
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17:27
He that forbears to utter a hard word is discreet, and a patient man is wise. |
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17:27
He that hath°°
knowledge°°
spareth°°
his words:°
[and] a man°
of understanding°
is of an excellent°°°
spirit.° |
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17:28
Wisdom shall be imputed to a fool who asks after wisdom: and he who holds his peace shall seem to be sensible. |
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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.°° |
