July 17, 2013 Proverbs (Pro 17:1) Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife. (Pro 17:2) A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers. (Pro 17:3) The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tests hearts. (Pro 17:4) An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue. (Pro 17:5) Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. (Pro 17:6) Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers. (Pro 17:7) Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince. (Pro 17:8) A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers. (Pro 17:9) Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends. (Pro 17:10) A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool. (Pro 17:11) An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him. (Pro 17:12) Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly. (Pro 17:13) If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house. (Pro 17:14) The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out. (Pro 17:15) He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD. (Pro 17:16) Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense? (Pro 17:17) A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. (Pro 17:18) One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor. (Pro 17:19) Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction. (Pro 17:20) A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity. (Pro 17:21) He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy. (Pro 17:22) A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. (Pro 17:23) The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice. (Pro 17:24) The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. (Pro 17:25) A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him. (Pro 17:26) To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness. (Pro 17:27) Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. (Pro 17:28) Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:41:08 +0000
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