Proverbs (Sentences), 17
[1] Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife. •
[2] A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren. •
[3] As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts.
[4] The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips. •
[5] He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his maker: and he that rejoiceth at another man's ruin, shall not be unpunished. •
[6] Children's children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers. •
[7] Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince. •
[8] The expectation of him that expecteth is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely. •
[9] He that concealeth a transgression, seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends. •
[10] A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool. •
[11] An evil man always seeketh quarrels: but a cruel angel shall be sent against him. •
[12] It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly. •
[13] He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. •
[14] The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: and before he suffereth reproach, he forsaketh judgment. •
[15] He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, both are abominable before God. •
[16] What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils. •
[17] He that is a friend loveth at all times: and a brother is proved in distress. •
[18] A foolish man will clap hands, when he is surety for his friend. •
[19] He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin. •
[20] He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil. •
[21] A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.
[22] A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones. •
[23] The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment. •
[24] Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in the ends of the earth. •
[25] A foolish son is the anger of the father: and the sorrow of the mother that bore him.
[26] It is no good thing to do hurt to the just: nor to strike the prince, who judgeth right. •
[27] He that setteth bounds to his words, is knowing and wise: and the man of understanding is of a precious spirit. •
[28] Even a fool, if he will hold his peace, shall be counted wise: and if he close his lips, a man of understanding.