[Biblein52weeks-en] Bible in 52 Weeks: Proverbs 17-18 Day: 229

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Proverbs 17:1: Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Proverbs 17:2: A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
Proverbs 17:3: The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.
Proverbs 17:4: A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Proverbs 17:5: Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Proverbs 17:6: Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Proverbs 17:7: Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Proverbs 17:8: A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Proverbs 17:9: He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Proverbs 17:10: A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Proverbs 17:11: An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:12: Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17:13: Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Proverbs 17:14: The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Proverbs 17:15: He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.
Proverbs 17:16: Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
Proverbs 17:17: A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:18: A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
Proverbs 17:19: He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
Proverbs 17:20: He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Proverbs 17:21: He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Proverbs 17:22: A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Proverbs 17:23: A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Proverbs 17:24: Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:25: A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Proverbs 17:26: Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
Proverbs 17:27: He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
Proverbs 17:28: Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Proverbs 18:1: Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
Proverbs 18:2: A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
Proverbs 18:3: When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
Proverbs 18:4: The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:5: It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Proverbs 18:6: A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Proverbs 18:7: A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Proverbs 18:8: The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs 18:9: He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Proverbs 18:10: The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Proverbs 18:11: The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
Proverbs 18:12: Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
Proverbs 18:13: He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
Proverbs 18:14: The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
Proverbs 18:15: The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Proverbs 18:16: A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
Proverbs 18:17: He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
Proverbs 18:18: The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
Proverbs 18:19: A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 18:20: A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
Proverbs 18:21: Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Proverbs 18:22: Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.
Proverbs 18:23: The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
Proverbs 18:24: A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
(KJV)


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