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Proverbs 17

World English Bible (WEB) • 28 verses

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1Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.

RelatedProverbs 15:17 · Psalms 37:16 · Proverbs 21:19 · Proverbs 21:9 · Proverbs 7:14

2A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.

RelatedProverbs 10:5 · Proverbs 14:35 · Ecclesiastes 4:13 · Proverbs 19:26 · Proverbs 29:15 · Proverbs 11:29

3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.

RelatedIsaiah 48:10 · Jeremiah 17:10 · Psalms 26:2 · Proverbs 27:21 · 1 Chronicles 29:17 · 1 Peter 1:7

4An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

Related2 Timothy 4:3-4 · Proverbs 28:4 · 1 John 4:5 · Isaiah 30:10 · Jeremiah 5:31 · Revelation 13:3-8

5Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

RelatedProverbs 14:31 · Job 31:29 · 1 John 3:17 · Obadiah 1:11-13 · Proverbs 16:5 · Proverbs 24:17-18

6Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children is their parents.

RelatedPsalms 127:3-5 · Proverbs 16:31 · Proverbs 13:22 · Psalms 128:3-6 · Exodus 3:14-15 · Genesis 50:23

7Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.

RelatedProverbs 29:12 · Psalms 50:16-17 · Psalms 101:3-5 · Matthew 7:5 · 2 Samuel 23:3 · Proverbs 12:19

8A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

RelatedExodus 23:8 · Micah 7:3 · Isaiah 1:23 · Deuteronomy 16:19 · Amos 5:12 · 1 Samuel 25:35

9He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

RelatedProverbs 10:12 · 1 Peter 4:8 · Proverbs 16:28 · Psalms 32:1

10A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

RelatedRevelation 3:19 · Proverbs 9:8-9 · Proverbs 13:1 · Proverbs 19:25 · Proverbs 27:22 · Proverbs 15:5

11An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

Related1 Kings 2:46 · 2 Samuel 16:5-9 · 2 Samuel 18:15 · 1 Kings 2:24-25 · 2 Samuel 20:22 · Matthew 21:41

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

Related2 Samuel 17:8 · Hosea 13:8 · Proverbs 28:15 · Proverbs 27:3 · 2 Kings 2:24 · Matthew 2:16

13Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

RelatedPsalms 109:4-13 · 1 Peter 3:9 · Romans 12:17 · Psalms 55:12-15 · Psalms 38:20 · Psalms 35:12

14The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

RelatedProverbs 20:3 · Proverbs 25:8 · 2 Timothy 2:23-24 · 1 Thessalonians 4:11 · Ecclesiastes 7:8-9 · Proverbs 19:11

15He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.

RelatedExodus 23:7 · Proverbs 18:5 · Isaiah 5:23 · Proverbs 24:23-24 · Amos 6:12 · Isaiah 55:8-9

16Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

RelatedProverbs 21:25-26 · Proverbs 23:23 · Deuteronomy 5:29 · Proverbs 8:4-5 · Proverbs 18:15 · Acts 28:26-27

17A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.

RelatedProverbs 18:24 · John 15:13-14 · 1 Samuel 20:17 · Ruth 1:16 · Proverbs 19:7 · 1 Samuel 18:3

18A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.

RelatedProverbs 11:15 · Proverbs 6:1-5 · Proverbs 22:26-27 · Proverbs 20:16 · Proverbs 22:16

19He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

RelatedProverbs 16:18 · Proverbs 18:12 · 1 Samuel 25:36-38 · James 3:14-16 · Proverbs 17:14 · Proverbs 29:22-23

20One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

RelatedJames 3:6-8 · Proverbs 10:31 · Proverbs 6:12-15 · Psalms 18:26 · Proverbs 3:32 · Ecclesiastes 10:12

21He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

RelatedProverbs 10:1 · Proverbs 19:13 · 1 Samuel 2:32-35 · Proverbs 23:15-16 · Genesis 26:34 · Proverbs 17:25

22A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

RelatedProverbs 15:13 · Proverbs 12:25 · Proverbs 18:14 · 2 Corinthians 7:10 · Ecclesiastes 9:7-9 · Romans 5:2-5

23A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.

RelatedProverbs 17:8 · Micah 7:3 · Exodus 23:8 · Deuteronomy 16:19 · Isaiah 1:23 · Proverbs 18:16

24Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

RelatedEcclesiastes 2:14 · Ecclesiastes 8:1 · Psalms 119:37 · Proverbs 14:6 · John 7:17 · 1 John 2:16

25A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

RelatedProverbs 10:1 · Proverbs 15:20 · 2 Samuel 13:1-22 · Proverbs 19:13 · Ecclesiastes 2:18-19

26Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.

RelatedProverbs 17:15 · Proverbs 18:5 · John 18:22 · Job 34:18-19 · Genesis 18:25 · 2 Samuel 3:39

27He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

RelatedJames 3:18 · James 1:19 · Proverbs 14:29 · Proverbs 10:19 · Proverbs 15:28 · James 3:2

28Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.

RelatedJob 13:5 · Proverbs 15:2 · Ecclesiastes 10:14 · Ecclesiastes 5:3 · Ecclesiastes 10:3

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Translation: World English Bible (public domain) and the Tamil Old Version (BSI) — 1957.