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| | Pro 17:1 | Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
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| | Pro 17:2 | A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
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| | Pro 17:3 | The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
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| | Pro 17:4 | A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar pays attention to a malicious tongue.
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| | Pro 17:5 | He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
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| | Pro 17:6 | Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
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| | Pro 17:7 | Arrogant lips are unsuited to a fool-- how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
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| | Pro 17:8 | A bribe is a charm to the one who gives it; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
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| | Pro 17:9 | He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
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| | Pro 17:10 | A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool.
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| | Pro 17:11 | An evil man is bent only on rebellion; a merciless official will be sent against him.
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| | Pro 17:12 | Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
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| | Pro 17:13 | If a man pays back evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
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| | Pro 17:14 | Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
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| | Pro 17:15 | Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent-- the LORD detests them both.
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| | Pro 17:16 | Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom?
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| | Pro 17:17 | A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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| | Pro 17:18 | A man lacking in judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
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| | Pro 17:19 | He who loves a quarrel loves sin; he who builds a high gate invites destruction.
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| | Pro 17:20 | A man of perverse heart does not prosper; he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
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| | Pro 17:21 | To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father of a fool.
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| | Pro 17:22 | A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
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| | Pro 17:23 | A wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the course of justice.
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| | Pro 17:24 | A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
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| | Pro 17:25 | A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.
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| | Pro 17:26 | It is not good to punish an innocent man, or to flog officials for their integrity.
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| | Pro 17:27 | A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.
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| | Pro 17:28 | Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.
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