NASB — Proverbs 17 — KJV

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

  1 aBetter° is a dry° morsel° and quietness° with it
  Than° a house° full° of Ifeasting° with strife°.
  2 A servant° who acts° wisely° will rule° over a son° who acts° shamefully°,
  And will share° in the inheritance° among° brothers°.
  3 The arefining° pot° is for silver° and the furnace° for gold°,
  But bthe LORD° tests° hearts°.
  4 An aevildoer° listens° to wicked° lips°;
  A Iliar° pays° attention° to a destructive° tongue°.
  5 He who mocks° the apoor° taunts° his Maker°;
  He who brejoices° at calamity° will not go° unpunished°.
  6 aGrandchildren° are the crown° of old° men°,
  And the bglory° of sons° is their fathers°.
  7 IaExcellent° speech° is not fitting° for a fool°,
  Much°° less° are blying° lips° to a prince°.
  8 A abribe° is a Icharm°° in the sight° of its owner°;
  Wherever°°° he turns°, he prospers°.
  9 He who aconceals° a transgression° seeks° love°,
  But he who repeats° a matter° bseparates° intimate° friends°.
  10 A rebuke° goes° deeper° into one who has° understanding°
  Than° a hundred° blows° into a fool°.
  11 A rebellious° man° seeks° only° evil°,
  So a cruel° messenger° will be sent° against him.
  12 Let a aman° meet° a bbear° robbed° of her cubs°,
  Rather° than a fool° in his folly°.
  13 He who areturns° evil° for good°,
  bEvil° will not depart° from his house°.
  14 The beginning° of strife° is [like] letting° out water°,
  So aabandon° the quarrel° before° it breaks° out.
  15 He who ajustifies° the wicked° and he who condemns° the righteous°,
  Both°° of them alike° are an abomination° to the LORD°.
  16 Why°° is there a price° in the hand° of a fool° to abuy° wisdom°,
  When Ihe has° no° sense°?
  17 A afriend° loves° at all° times°,
  And a brother° is born° for adversity°.
  18 A man° lacking° in Isense° IIapledges°°
  And becomes° guarantor° in the presence° of his neighbor°.
  19 He who aloves° transgression° loves° strife°;
  He who braises° his door° seeks° destruction°.
  20 He who° has° a crooked° Imind° afinds° no° good°,
  And he who is bperverted° in his language° falls° into evil°.
  21 He who asires° a fool° [does so] to his sorrow°,
  And the father° of a fool° has° no° joy°.
  22 A ajoyful° heart° Iis good° medicine°,
  But a broken° spirit° bdries° up the bones°.
  23 A wicked° man° receives° a abribe° from the bosom°
  To bpervert° the ways° of justice°.
  24 Wisdom° is in the presence° of the one who has° understanding°,
  But the aeyes° of a fool° are on the ends° of the earth°.
  25 A afoolish° son° is a grief° to his father°
  And bbitterness° to her who bore° him.
  26 It is also° not good° to afine° the righteous°,
  [Nor] to strike° the noble° for [their] uprightness°.
  27 He who arestrains° his words° Ihas° knowledge°,
  And he who° has a bcool° spirit° is a man° of understanding°.
  28 Even° a fool°, when he akeeps° silent°, is considered° wise°;
  When he closes° his lips°, he is [considered] prudent°.

[1] ILit sacrifices of strife aPv 15:17
[3] aPv 27:21 b1Ch 29:17; Ps 26:2; Pv 15:11; Jr 17:10; Mal 3:3
[4] ILit falsehood aPv 14:15
[5] aPv 14:31 bJb 31:29; Pv 24:17; Ob 12
[6] aGn 48:11; Pv 13:22 bEx 20:12; Mal 1:6
[7] ILit A lip of abundance aPv 24:7 bPs 31:18; Pv 12:22
[8] ILit stone of favor aPv 21:14; Is 1:23; Am 5:12
[9] aPv 10:12; Jm 5:20; 1P 4:8 bPv 16:28
[12] aPv 29:9 b2S 17:8; Ho 13:8
[13] aPs 35:12; 109:5; Jr 18:20 b2S 12:10; 1K 21:22; Pv 13:21
[14] aPv 20:3; 25:8; 1Th 4:11
[15] aEx 23:7; Pv 18:5; 24:24; Is 5:23
[16] ILit there is no heart aPv 23:23
[17] aRu 1:16; Pv 18:24
[18] ILit heart IILit shakes hands aPv 6:1; 11:15; 22:26
[19] aPv 29:22 bPv 16:18; 29:23
[20] ILit heart aPv 24:20 bJm 3:8
[21] aPv 10:1; 17:25; 19:13
[22] ILit causes good healing aPv 15:13 bPs 22:15
[23] aPv 17:8 bEx 23:8; Mi 3:11; 7:3
[24] aEc 2:14
[25] aPv 19:13 bPv 10:1
[26] aPv 17:15; 18:5
[27] ILit knows aPv 10:19; Jm 1:19 bPv 14:29
[28] aJb 13:5


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Sundry observations of moral virtues, and their contrary vices (10-24).

1 ¶ Betterº [is] a dryº morsel,º and quietnessº therewith, than an houseº² fullº of sacrificesº [with] strife.º 2 A wiseºª servantº shall have ruleºª over a sonº that causeth shame,ºª and shall have partºª of the inheritanceº amongº the brethren.º 3 The fining potº [is] for silver,º and the furnaceº for gold:º but the LORDº triethºª the hearts.º 4 A wicked doerºª giveth heedºª to² falseº lips;º [and] a liarº giveth earºª to² a naughtyº tongue.º 5 Whoso mockethºª the poorºª reproachethºª his Maker:ºª [and] he that is gladº at calamitiesº shall not² be unpunished.ºª 6 Children'sº childrenº [are] the crownº of old men;º and the gloryº of childrenº [are] their fathers.º 7 Excellentº speechº becomethº not² a fool:º much less²² do lyingº lipsº a prince.º 8 A giftº [is as] a preciousº stoneº in the eyesº of him that hathº it: whithersoever²²² it turneth,ºª it prospereth.ºª 9 He that coverethºª a transgressionº seekethºª love;º but he that repeatethºª a matterº separatethºª [very] friends.º 10 A reproofº entereth¹ª more² into a wise² man¹ª than an hundredº stripesºª² into a fool.º 11 An evilº [man] seekethºª only² rebellion:º therefore a cruelº messengerº shall be sentºª against him. 12 Let a bearº robbedº of her whelps meetºª a man,º rather² than¹ a foolº in his folly.º 13 Whoso rewardethºª evilº for² good,º evilº shall not² departºªªª from his house.º² 14 The beginningº of strifeº [is as] when one letteth outºª water:º therefore leave offºª contention,º beforeº it be meddled¹ª with.² 15 He that justifiethºª the wicked,º and he that condemnethºª the just,º even² they bothº [are] abominationº to the LORD.º 16 Wherefore²² [is there] a priceº in the handº of a foolº to getºª wisdom,º seeing [he hath] no² heartº [to it]? 17 A friendº lovethºª at all² times,º and a brotherº is bornºª for adversity.º 18 A manº voidº of understandingº strikethºª hands,º [and] becomethºª suretyº in the presenceº of his friend.º 19 He lovethºª transgressionº that lovethºª strife:º [and] he that exaltethºª his gateº seekethºª destruction.º 20 He that hath a frowardº heartº findethºª no² good:º and he that hath a perverseºª tongueº fallethºª into mischief.º 21 He that begettethºª a foolº [doeth it] to his sorrow:º and the fatherº of a foolº hath no² joy.ºª 22 A merryº heartº doeth goodºª [like] a medicine:º but a brokenº spiritº driethºª the bones.º 23 A wickedº [man] takethºª a giftº out of the bosomº² to pervertºª the waysº of judgment.º 24 Wisdomº [is] before²² him that hath understanding;º¹ª but the eyesº of a foolº [are] in the endsº of the earth.º 25 A foolishº sonº [is] a griefº to his father,º and bitternessº to her that bareºª him. 26 Also² to punishºª the justº [is] not² good,º [nor] to strikeºª princesº for² equity.º 27 He that hath¹ª knowledgeº² sparethºª his words:º [and] a manº of understandingº is of an excellentºª¹ spirit.º 28 Even² a fool,º when he holdeth his peace,ºª is countedºª wise:º [and] he that shuttethºª his lipsº [is esteemed] a man of understanding.ºª

[1] Ps 37:16; Pv 7:14; 15:17; 21:9, 19.
[2] Gn 24:4; Pv 10:5; 11:29; 14:35; 19:26; 29:15; Ec 4:13.
[3] Ps 26:2; 66:10; Pv 27:21; Is 48:10; Jr 17:10; Zc 13:9; Mal 3:2; 1P 1:7; Rv 2:23.
[4] 1S 22:7; 1K 22:6; Pv 28:4; Is 30:10; Jr 5:31; 2Ti 4:3; 1Jn 4:5; Rv 13:3.
[5] Jb 31:29; Ps 69:9; Pv 14:21, 31; 16:5; 24:17; Jr 17:16; Ob 1:11, 16; Ro 12:15; 1Jn 3:17.
[6] Gn 50:23; Ex 3:14; 1K 11:12; 15:4; Jb 42:16; Ps 127:3; 128:3.
[7] 2S 23:3; Jb 34:12; Ps 50:16; 101:3; Pv 12:19; 16:10; 26:7; 29:12; Mt 7:5.
[8] Gn 33:9; 43:11; Ex 23:8; Dt 16:19; 1S 25:35; 2S 16:1; Ps 18:16; 19:6; 21:13; 29:4; Pv 17:23; Mi 7:3.
[9] Ps 32:1; Pv 10:12; 16:28; 1P 4:8.
[10] Ps 141:5; Pv 9:8; 13:1; 15:5; 19:25; 27:22; 29:19; Rv 3:19.
[11] 2S 15:12; 16:5; 18:15, 19; 20:1, 22; 1K 2:24, 31, 46; Mt 21:41; 22:7; Lk 19:27.
[12] 2S 17:8; 2K 2:24; Pv 27:3; 28:15; Ho 13:8; Mt 2:16.
[13] 1S 24:17; 31:2; 2S 21:1; Ps 35:12; 38:20; 55:12; 109:4; Jr 18:20; Mt 27:5, 25; Ro 12:17; 1Th 5:15; 1P 3:9.
[14] Gn 13:8; Jg 8:1; 12:1; 2S 2:14; 19:41; 20:1; 2Ch 10:14; 13:17; 25:17; 28:6; Pv 13:10; 14:29; 15:1; 16:32; 17:19; 19:11; 20:3; 25:8; 26:21; 29:22; Ec 7:8; Mt 5:39; Ac 6:1; 15:2; Ro 12:18; 1Th 4:11; 2Ti 2:23; Jm 3:14.
[15] Ex 23:7; 1K 21:13; Pv 6:16; 11:1; 15:8; 24:23; Is 5:23; 55:8; Ezk 22:27; Am 5:7, 12; 6:12; Lk 23:18; Ro 4:5; Jm 5:6.
[16] Dt 5:29; Ps 81:11; Pv 1:22; 8:4; 9:4; 14:6; 18:15; 21:25; Is 55:1; Ho 4:11; Jn 3:20; Ac 13:46; 28:26; 2Co 6:1.
[17] Ru 1:16; 1S 18:3; 19:2; 20:17; 23:16; 2S 1:26; 9:1; Es 4:14; Pv 18:24; 19:7; Jn 15:13; He 2:11.
[18] Pv 6:1; 11:15; 20:16; 22:16, 27.
[19] 1S 25:36; 2S 15:1; 1K 1:5; Pv 16:18; 17:14; 18:12; 24:27; 29:9, 22; Jr 22:13; Dn 4:20; 2Co 12:20; Jm 1:20; 3:14.
[20] Ps 18:26; Pv 3:32; 6:12; 8:13; 10:10, 14, 31; 18:6; Ec 10:12; Jm 3:6.
[21] Gn 26:34; 1S 2:32; 8:3; 2S 18:33; Pv 10:1; 15:20; 17:25; 19:13; 23:15; 2Co 2:3; Phm 1:19; 3Jn 1:4.
[22] Ps 22:15; 32:3; 102:3; Pv 12:25; 15:13; 18:14; Ec 9:7; Ro 5:2; 2Co 2:7; 7:10.
[23] Ex 23:8; Dt 16:19; 1S 8:3; 12:3; Pv 17:8; 18:16; 21:14; Is 1:23; Ezk 22:12; Mi 7:3; Mk 14:10.
[24] Ps 119:37; Pv 14:6; 15:14; 23:5; Ec 2:14; 6:9; 8:1; Jn 7:17; 1Jn 2:16.
[25] 2S 13:1; Pv 10:1; 15:20; 19:13; Ec 2:18.
[26] Gn 18:25; 2S 3:23, 39; 16:7; 19:7; Jb 34:18; Pv 17:15; 18:5; Mi 5:1; Jn 18:22.
[27] Pv 10:19; 15:28; 16:32; Ec 9:17; Jm 1:19; 3:2, 18.
[28] Jb 13:5; Pv 15:2; Ec 5:3; 10:3, 14.


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