1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than a house full of sacrifices with strife. WBS — Proverbs 17:1
2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. WBS — Proverbs 17:2
3 The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. WBS — Proverbs 17:3
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips: and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. WBS — Proverbs 17:4
5 He that mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. WBS — Proverbs 17:5
6 Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children is their fathers. WBS — Proverbs 17:6
7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. WBS — Proverbs 17:7
8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. WBS — Proverbs 17:8
9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. WBS — Proverbs 17:9
10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool. WBS — Proverbs 17:10
11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. WBS — Proverbs 17:11
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. WBS — Proverbs 17:12
13 Whoever rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. WBS — Proverbs 17:13
14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with. WBS — Proverbs 17:14
15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. WBS — Proverbs 17:15
16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? WBS — Proverbs 17:16
17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. WBS — Proverbs 17:17
18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. WBS — Proverbs 17:18
19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. WBS — Proverbs 17:19
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. WBS — Proverbs 17:20
21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. WBS — Proverbs 17:21
22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. WBS — Proverbs 17:22
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. WBS — Proverbs 17:23
24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. WBS — Proverbs 17:24
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him. WBS — Proverbs 17:25
26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity. WBS — Proverbs 17:26
27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. WBS — Proverbs 17:27
28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. WBS — Proverbs 17:28