Proverbs 17:10-26

¹⁰A reproofe entereth more into him that hath vnderstanding, then an hundreth stripes into a foole.

¹¹A sedicious person seeketh onely euill, and a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

¹²It is better for a man to meete a beare robbed of her whelpes, then a foole in his follie.

¹³He that rewardeth euil for good, euil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴The beginning of strife is as one that openeth the waters: therefore or the contention be medled with, leaue off.

¹⁵He that iustifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the iust, euen they both are abomination to the Lord.

¹⁶Wherefore is there a price in the hand of the foole to get wisdome, and he hath none heart?

¹⁷A friende loueth at all times: and a brother is borne for aduersitie.

¹⁸A man destitute of vnderstanding, toucheth the hande, and becommeth suretie for his neighbour.

¹⁹He loueth transgression, that loueth strife: and he that exalteth his gate, seeketh destruction.

²⁰The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughtie tongue, shall fall into euill.

²¹He that begetteth a foole, getteth himselfe sorow, and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.

²²A ioyfull heart causeth good health: but a sorowfull minde dryeth the bones.

²³A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome to wrest the wayes of iudgement.

²⁴Wisdome is in the face of him that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of a foole are in the corners of the world.

²⁵A foolish sonne is a griefe vnto his father, and a heauines to her that bare him.

²⁶Surely it is not good to condemne the iust, nor that ye princes should smite such for equitie.