Proverbs 17:1-14

¹Better is a morsel with pleasure in peace, than a house full of many good things and unjust sacrifices, with strife.

²A wise servant shall have rule over foolish masters, and shall divide portions among brethren.

³As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord.

⁴A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: but a righteous man attends not to false lips.

⁵He that laughs at the poor provokes him that made him; and he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless: but he that has compassion shall find mercy.

⁶Children's children are the crown of old men; and their fathers are the glory of children.

^6aThe faithful has the whole world full of wealth; but the faithless not even a farthing.

⁷Faithful lips will not suit a fool; nor lying lips a just man.

⁸Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward: and whithersoever it may turn, it shall prosper.

⁹He that conceals injuries seeks love; but he that hates to hide them separates friends and kindred.

¹⁰A threat breaks down the heart of a wise man; but a fool, though scourged, understands not.

¹¹Every bad man stirs up strifes: but the Lord will send out against him an unmerciful messenger.

¹²Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.

¹³Whoso rewards evil for good, evil shall not be removed from his house.

¹⁴Rightful rule gives power to words; but sedition and strife precede poverty.