Proverbs 17:1-28 LSB

[1] Better is a dry morsel and tranquility with it Than a house full of feasting with strife. [2] A slave who acts insightfully will rule over a son who acts shamefully, And will share in the inheritance among brothers. [3] The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But Yahweh tests hearts. [4] An evildoer gives heed to lips of wickedness; A liar gives ear to a destructive tongue. [5] He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at disaster will not go unpunished. [6] Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the beauty of sons is their fathers. [7] Excellent lips are not fitting for a wicked fool, Even less are lying lips for a noble man. [8] A bribe is a charm in the eyes of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers. [9] He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates close companions. [10] A rebuke goes deeper into one who understands Than a hundred blows into a fool. [11] A rebellious man seeks only evil, So a cruel messenger will be sent against him. [12] Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly. [13] He who returns evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house. [14] The beginning of strife is like letting out water, So abandon the dispute before it breaks out. [15] He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh. [16] Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to acquire wisdom, When he has no heart of wisdom? [17] A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity. [18] A man lacking a heart of wisdom strikes his hands in pledge And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor. [19] He who loves transgression loves quarreling; He who makes his doorway high seeks destruction. [20] He who has a crooked heart finds no good, And he who is perverted in his tongue falls into evil. [21] He who begets a fool does so to his grief, And the father of a wicked fool is not glad. [22] A glad heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones. [23] A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom To thrust aside the paths of justice. [24] Wisdom is in the presence of the one who understands, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. [25] A foolish son is a vexation to his father And bitterness to her who gave birth to him. [26] It is also not good to punish the righteous, Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness. [27] He who holds back his words has knowledge, And he who has a cool spirit is a man of discernment. [28] Even an ignorant fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered understanding.