ProverbsJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicShareProverbs 17YLT - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Proverbs 1Proverbs 2Proverbs 3Proverbs 4Proverbs 5Proverbs 6Proverbs 7Proverbs 8Proverbs 9Proverbs 10Proverbs 11Proverbs 12Proverbs 13Proverbs 14Proverbs 15Proverbs 16Proverbs 17Proverbs 18Proverbs 19Proverbs 20Proverbs 21Proverbs 22Proverbs 23Proverbs 24Proverbs 25Proverbs 26Proverbs 27Proverbs 28Proverbs 29Proverbs 30Proverbs 31›Proverbs 17ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1Better is a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife. 2A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance. 3A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts is Jehovah. 4An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue. 5Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted. 6Sons' sons are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons are their fathers. 7Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood. 8A stone of grace is the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. 9Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend. 10Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool. 11An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him. 12The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And--not a fool in his folly. 13Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house. 14The beginning of contention is a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife. 15Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these are an abomination to Jehovah. 16Why is this--a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none? 17At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born. 18A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend. 19Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction. 20The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil. 21Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not. 22A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone. 23A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment. 24The face of the intelligent is to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool--at the end of the earth. 25A provocation to his father is a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him. 26Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness. 27One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper is a man of understanding. 28Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent! ‹Previous chapterProverbs 16Next chapterProverbs 18›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.VersionsProverbs 17 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public Domain