Proverbs 17:1-7

¹Better 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.