Proverbs 17:1-28 KJ21

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