Proverbs 17:1-28 KJV11 - Bible AI

¹Better2896 is a dry2720 morsel6595, and quietness7962 therewith, than an house1004 full4392 of sacrifices2077 with strife7379. sacrifices: or, good cheer

²A wise7919 servant5650 shall have rule4910 over a son1121 that causeth shame954, and shall have part2505 of the inheritance5159 among8432 the brethren251.

³The fining pot4715 is for silver3701, and the furnace3564 for gold2091: but the LORD3068 trieth974 the hearts3826.

⁴A wicked doer7489 giveth heed7181 to false205 lips8193; and a liar8267 giveth ear238 to a naughty1942 tongue3956.

⁵Whoso mocketh3932 the poor7326 reproacheth2778 his Maker6213: and he that is glad8056 at calamities343 shall not be unpunished5352. unpunished: Heb. held innocent

⁶Children's1121 children1121 are the crown5850 of old men2205; and the glory8597 of children1121 are their fathers1.

⁷Excellent3499 speech8193 becometh5000 not a fool5036: much less do lying8267 lips8193 a prince5081. Excellent: Heb. A lip of excellency lying: Heb. a lip of lying

⁸A gift7810 is as a precious2580 stone68 in the eyes5869 of him that hath1167 it: whithersoever it turneth6437, it prospereth7919. a precious: Heb. a stone of grace

⁹He that covereth3680 a transgression6588 seeketh1245 love160; but he that repeateth8138 a matter1697 separateth6504 very friends441. seeketh: or, procureth

¹⁰A reproof1606 entereth5181 more into a wise man995 than an hundred3967 stripes5221 into a fool3684. entereth: or, aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times

¹¹An evil7451 man seeketh1245 only rebellion4805: therefore a cruel394 messenger4397 shall be sent7971 against him.

¹²Let a bear1677 robbed7909 of her whelps meet6298 a man376, rather than408 a fool3684 in his folly200.

¹³Whoso rewardeth7725 evil7451 for good2896, evil7451 shall not depart4185 4185 from his house1004.

¹⁴The beginning7225 of strife4066 is as when one letteth out6362 water4325: therefore leave off5203 contention7379, before6440 it be meddled1566 with.

¹⁵He that justifieth6663 the wicked7563, and he that condemneth7561 the just6662, even they both8147 are abomination8441 to the LORD3068.

¹⁶Wherefore is there a price4242 in the hand3027 of a fool3684 to get7069 wisdom2451, seeing he hath no heart3820 to it?

¹⁷A friend7453 loveth157 at all times6256, and a brother251 is born3205 for adversity6869.

¹⁸A man120 void2638 of understanding3820 striketh8628 hands3709, and becometh6148 surety6161 in the presence6440 of his friend7453. understanding: Heb. heart

¹⁹He loveth157 transgression6588 that loveth157 strife4683: and he that exalteth1361 his gate6607 seeketh1245 destruction7667.

²⁰He that hath a froward6141 heart3820 findeth4672 no good2896: and he that hath a perverse2015 tongue3956 falleth5307 into mischief7451. He that hath a froward: Heb. The froward of heart

²¹He that begetteth3205 a fool3684 doeth it to his sorrow8424: and the father1 of a fool5036 hath no joy8055.

²²A merry8056 heart3820 doeth good3190 like a medicine1456: but a broken5218 spirit7307 drieth3001 the bones1634. like: or, to

²³A wicked7563 man taketh3947 a gift7810 out of the bosom2436 to pervert5186 the ways734 of judgment4941.

²⁴Wisdom2451 is before him that hath understanding6440 995; but the eyes5869 of a fool3684 are in the ends7097 of the earth776.

²⁵A foolish3684 son1121 is a grief3708 to his father1, and bitterness4470 to her that bare3205 him.

²⁶Also to punish6064 the just6662 is not good2896, nor to strike5221 princes5081 for equity3476.

²⁷He that hath3045 knowledge1847 spareth2820 his words561: and a man376 of understanding8394 is of an excellent3368 7119 spirit7307. an: or, a cool

²⁸Even a fool191, when he holdeth his peace2790, is counted2803 wise2450: and he that shutteth331 his lips8193 is esteemed a man of understanding995.