Proverbs 17
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1Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
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2A 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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3The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
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4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
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5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
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6Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
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7Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
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8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
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9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
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10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
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11An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
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12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
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13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
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14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
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15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
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16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
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17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
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19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
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20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
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21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
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22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
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23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
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24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
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25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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26Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
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27He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
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28Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
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Cross References
Proverbs 17:1
Proverbs 15:17Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewit...Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry wo...Psalms 37:16A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.Proverbs 21:9It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in...
Proverbs 17:2
Proverbs 10:5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a...Ecclesiastes 4:13¶ Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no mo...Proverbs 14:35The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that ca...Proverbs 19:26He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth s...Proverbs 11:29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be se...
Proverbs 17:3
Isaiah 48:10Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furn...Jeremiah 17:10I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according t...Psalms 26:2Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.Proverbs 27:21As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his prais...1 Chronicles 29:17I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightnes...
Proverbs 17:4
2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their...1 John 4:5They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth...Proverbs 28:4They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend wi...Isaiah 30:10Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right...Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my...
Proverbs 17:5
Proverbs 14:31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hat...1 John 3:17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth...Job 31:29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when...Proverbs 16:5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join...Obadiah 1:11In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers c...
Proverbs 17:6
Psalms 127:3Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his rewar...Proverbs 13:22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of...Proverbs 16:31The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.Psalms 128:3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children l...Exodus 3:14And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto t...
Proverbs 17:7
Proverbs 29:12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.Psalms 101:3I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn a...Matthew 7:5Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt tho...2 Samuel 23:3The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men...Proverbs 26:7The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
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Exodus 23:8¶ And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth th...Amos 5:12For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the j...Deuteronomy 16:19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gi...Isaiah 1:23Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, a...1 Samuel 25:35So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her,...
Proverbs 17:9
Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.1 Peter 4:8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall co...Proverbs 16:28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.Psalms 32:1Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Proverbs 17:10
Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.Proverbs 9:8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love th...Proverbs 29:19A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not a...Psalms 141:5Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it s...Proverbs 13:1A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Proverbs 17:11
2 Samuel 16:5¶ And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the fami...2 Samuel 18:15And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and...1 Kings 2:46So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon...1 Kings 2:31And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him;...Matthew 22:7But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and...
Proverbs 17:12
2 Samuel 17:8For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men,...Hosea 13:8I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the cau...Proverbs 28:15As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people...Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them...Matthew 2:16¶ Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wrot...
Cross References
Proverbs 17:1
Proverbs 15:17Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewit...Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry wo...Psalms 37:16A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.Proverbs 21:9It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in...
Proverbs 17:2
Proverbs 10:5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a...Ecclesiastes 4:13¶ Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no mo...Proverbs 14:35The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that ca...Proverbs 19:26He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth s...Proverbs 11:29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be se...
Proverbs 17:3
Isaiah 48:10Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furn...Jeremiah 17:10I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according t...Psalms 26:2Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.Proverbs 27:21As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his prais...1 Chronicles 29:17I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightnes...
Proverbs 17:4
2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their...1 John 4:5They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth...Proverbs 28:4They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend wi...Isaiah 30:10Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right...Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my...
Proverbs 17:5
Proverbs 14:31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hat...1 John 3:17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth...Job 31:29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when...Proverbs 16:5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join...Obadiah 1:11In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers c...
Proverbs 17:6
Psalms 127:3Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his rewar...Proverbs 13:22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of...Proverbs 16:31The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.Psalms 128:3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children l...Exodus 3:14And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto t...
Proverbs 17:7
Proverbs 29:12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.Psalms 101:3I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn a...Matthew 7:5Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt tho...2 Samuel 23:3The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men...Proverbs 26:7The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs 17:8
Exodus 23:8¶ And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth th...Amos 5:12For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the j...Deuteronomy 16:19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gi...Isaiah 1:23Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, a...1 Samuel 25:35So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her,...
Proverbs 17:9
Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.1 Peter 4:8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall co...Proverbs 16:28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.Psalms 32:1Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Proverbs 17:10
Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.Proverbs 9:8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love th...Proverbs 29:19A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not a...Psalms 141:5Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it s...Proverbs 13:1A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Proverbs 17:11
2 Samuel 16:5¶ And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the fami...2 Samuel 18:15And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and...1 Kings 2:46So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon...1 Kings 2:31And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him;...Matthew 22:7But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and...
Proverbs 17:12
2 Samuel 17:8For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men,...Hosea 13:8I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the cau...Proverbs 28:15As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people...Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them...Matthew 2:16¶ Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wrot...