Proverbs 17:1-28 CSB

[1] Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife. [2] A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share an inheritance among brothers. [3] A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold, and the LORD is the tester of hearts. [4] A wicked person listens to malicious talk; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue. [5] The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker, and one who rejoices over calamity will not go unpunished. [6] Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly, and the pride of children is their fathers. [7] Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool's lips; how much worse are lies for a ruler. [8] A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner; wherever he turns, he succeeds. [9] Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends. [10] A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person more than a hundred lashes into a fool. [11] An evil person desires only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him. [12] Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his foolishness. [13] If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from his house. [14] To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out. [15] Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just- both are detestable to the LORD. [16] Why does a fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom? [17] A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a difficult time. [18] One without sense enters an agreement and puts up security for his friend. [19] One who loves to offend loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites injury. [20] One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin. [21] A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy. [22] A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. [23] A wicked person secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice. [24] Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool's eyes roam to the ends of the earth. [25] A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him. [26] It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person or to beat a noble for his honesty. [27] The one who has knowledge restrains his words, and one who keeps a cool head is a person of understanding. [28] Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent- discerning, when he seals his lips.